Assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in samples collected from indoor environments in South East Queensland, Australia

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-178

  Toms, Leisa Maree L ^a   Bartkow, Michael E ^a   Symons, Robert ^b   Paepke, Olaf ^c   Mueller, Jochen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air; Australia; Dust; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Surface wipes

Indexed keywords

AIR; DUST; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS;

AUSTRALIA; CONGENER PROFILES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); QUEENSLAND; SURFACE WIPES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INDOOR AIR; PBDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 67349143613     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.057     Document Type: Article

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