Sampling household surfaces for pesticide residues: Comparison between a Press Sampler and solvent-moistened wipes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 389, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 514-521

  Bernard, Craig E ^a   Berry, Maurice R ^a   Wymer, Larry J ^a   Melnyk, Lisa Jo ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pesticides; Press sampler; Surface wipes; Transfer efficiency

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; POLYURETHANES; REFUSE COLLECTION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SAMPLING;

COLLECTION DISKS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; TRANSFER EFFICIENCIES;

PESTICIDES;

2 PROPANOL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PYRAZOLE; PYRETHROID; SOLVENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CALCULATION; COTTON; FOAM; FOIL; GAUZE DRESSING; HOUSEHOLD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOUSING; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 36049050658     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.08.044     Document Type: Article

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