Concentrations and seasonal variations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in in- and out-house dust and human daily intake via dust ingestion corrected with bioaccessibility of PBDEs

Environment International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-131

  Yu, Ying Xin ^a   Pang, Yu Ping ^a   Li, Chen ^a   Li, Jun Ling ^a   Zhang, Xin Yu ^a   Yu, Zhi Qiang ^b   Feng, Jia Liang ^a   Wu, Ming Hong ^a   Sheng, Guo Ying ^a,b   Fu, Jia Mo ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaccessibility; Daily intake; Dust; Gastrointestinal tract; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

DUST; HOUSES;

BIOACCESSIBILITY; DAILY INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SEASONAL VARIATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC MATTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ORGANIC MATTER; PBDE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOUSE DUST; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84858450317     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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