Fipronil and its degradates in indoor and outdoor dust

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5665-5670

  Mahler, Barbara J ^a   Van Metre, Peter C ^a   Wilson, Jennifer T ^a   Musgrove, Marylynn ^a   Zaugg, Steven D ^b   Burkhardt, Mark R ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; FIPRONIL; INDOOR DUST; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION;

DUST;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

DESULFINYL FIPRONIL; FIPRONIL; FIPRONIL SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; CANID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; INSECTICIDE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DOG; DUST; FLEA; HOUSEHOLD; TICK; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; DOGS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLEAS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; PYRAZOLES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

AUSTIN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 68049140914     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901292a     Document Type: Article

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