PCB contaminated dust on indoor surfaces - Health risks and acceptable surface concentrations in residential and occupational settings

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1194-1201

  Kuusisto, Sari ^a   Lindroos, Outi ^a   Rantio, Tiina ^b   Priha, Eero ^b   Tuhkanen, Tuula ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Indoor dust; Paint; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DUST; HEALTH RISKS; PAINT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

INDOOR DUST; SURFACE CONCENTRATION;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TERPENE;

DUST; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PAINT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

CANCER; DUST; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33846568825     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.060     Document Type: Article

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