Per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in house dust and indoor air in Catalonia, Spain: Implications for human exposure

Environment International

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 172-180

  Ericson Jogsten, I ^a   Nadal, M ^b   van Bavel, B ^a   Lindstrom G ^a   Domingo, J L ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exposure pathways; House dust; Indoor air; Indoor environment; Intakes; Per and polyfluorinated compounds

Indexed keywords

DUST; HOUSES; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; HOUSE DUST; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INTAKES; PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS;

AIR INTAKES;

ALCOHOL; FLUORIDE; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOL; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; POLYFLUORINATED COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; DUST; INDOOR AIR; ORGANOFLUORINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INHALATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SPAIN;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84555217906     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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