Tri-decabrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in indoor air and dust from Stockholm microenvironments 1: Levels and profiles

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 414, Issue , 2012, Pages 713-721

  Thuresson, Kaj ^a   Björklund, Justina Awasum ^a   de Wit, Cynthia A ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Hexabromocyclododecane; House dust; Indoor air; Polybrominated diphenyl ether

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; HOUSE DUST; INDOOR AIR; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

APARTMENT HOUSES; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HOUSES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYACRYLATES;

DUST;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; INDOOR AIR; PBDE;

AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SWEDEN;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CITIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; SWEDEN;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 84855528964     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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