Perfluoroalkyl compounds in dust from Asian, Australian, European, and North American homes and UK cars, classrooms, and offices

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Goosey, Emma ^a   Harrad, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; House dust; PFCs; Sulfluramid

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL;

EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES; EXPOSURE; HOUSE DUST; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PFCS; SULFLURAMID; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE;

DUST;

2 (N ETHYLPERFLUORO 1 OCTANESULFONAMIDO) ETHANOL; 2 (N METHYLPERFLUORO 1 OCTANESULFONAMIDO) ETHANOL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE; N ETHYLPERFLUORO 1 OCTANESULFONAMIDE; N METHYLPERFLUORO 1 OCTANESULFONAMIDE; PERFLUORO 1 HEXANESULFONATE; PERFLUORO 1 OCTANESULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DIET; DUST; FOOD SAFETY; INGESTION RATE; INSECTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; GERMANY; KAZAKHSTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SCHOOL; THAILAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAZAKHSTAN; NORTH AMERICA; THAILAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78349306564     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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