Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in indoor and outdoor dust from an electronic waste (E-Waste) recycling area in south China: Contamination and human exposure

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-178

  Wang, Jing ^a,b   Chen, She Jun ^a   Tian, Mi ^a,b   Ma, Yun Juan ^a,b   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dust; E waste; Exposure; Indoor and outdoor; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs)

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 75849153805     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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