Preliminary study of PBDE levels in house dust and human exposure to PBDEs via dust ingestion

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 168-172

  Huang, Yu Mei ^a,c   Chen, Lai Guo ^a   Xu, Zhen Cheng ^a   Peng, Xiao Chun ^a   Wen, Li Jun ^b   Zhang, Su Kun ^a   Zeng, Min ^a   Ye, Zhi Xiang ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HAINAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration; Dust ingestion; House dust; Human exposure; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 75849129387     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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