Indoor air is a significant source of tri-decabrominated diphenyl ethers to outdoor air via ventilation systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5876-5884

  Björklund, Justina Awasum ^a   Thuresson, Kaj ^b   Cousins, Anna Palm ^c   Sellström, Ulla ^a   Emenius, Gunnel ^d   De Wit, Cynthia A ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish National Heritage Board   (Sweden)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; BDE-209; DAY CARE CENTERS; DIPHENYL ETHER; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR CONCENTRATION; MICROENVIRONMENTS; OUTDOOR AIR; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TOTAL EMISSIONS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

VENTILATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; CONTROL SYSTEM; INDOOR AIR; PBDE; VENTILATION;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS; MICROENVIRONMENT; OUTDOOR AIR; SWEDEN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MOTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SWEDEN; VENTILATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84861896257     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es204122v     Document Type: Article

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