Partitioning of phthalates among the gas phase, airborne particles and settled dust in indoor environments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1449-1460

  Weschler, Charles J ^a,b   Salthammer, Tunga ^c   Fromme, Hermann ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

^d BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas particle partitioning; Octanol air partition coefficient; Phthalates; Settled dust; Vapor pressure

Indexed keywords

GAS-PARTICLE PARTITIONING; OCTANOL/AIR PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHTHALATES; SETTLED DUST;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ESTERS;

DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; OCTANOL; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; INDOOR AIR; PARTITIONING; PHTHALATE; SORPTION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST; GAS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR PRESSURE;

BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 39149085961     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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