Assessment of matrix effects on methyl benzoate, a potential biomarker for detection of outgassed semi-volatiles from mold in indoor building materials

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 494-497

  Parkinson, Don Roger ^a   Churchill, Tonia J ^a   Rolls, Wyn ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Indoor molds; Matrix effects; Methyl benzoate

Indexed keywords

AND DETECTION; BIOMARKER; BIOMARKERS; CEILING TILES; DETECTION LIMITS; EXTRACTION CONDITIONS; EXTRACTION TIME; INCUBATION TEMPERATURES; INDOOR MOLDS; MATRIX EFFECTS; METHYL BENZOATE; MOLD GROWTH; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; SALT EFFECTS; SAMPLING PARAMETERS; SPINNING RATE; SPME-GC/MS; TARGET COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DESORPTION; MOLDS; OPTIMIZATION; PAINTING; PH EFFECTS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYL BENZOATE; PAINT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DESORPTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOULD; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZOATES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALIBRATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SOLVENTS;

EID: 52449124731     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9549-8     Document Type: Article

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