Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in consumer products in Norway - A pilot study

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 980-987

  Herzke, Dorte ^a   Olsson, Elisabeth ^b   Posner, Stefan ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b SWEREA IVF   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consumer products; Human exposure; Norway; Perfluorinated compounds; PFOA; PFOS

Indexed keywords

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; TEXTILES;

HUMAN EXPOSURES; NORWAY; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PFOA; PFOS;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

ALKYL GROUP; OIL; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOFLUORINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; THRESHOLD;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONSUMER; FLUORINATION; NORWAY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PILOT STUDY; SWEDEN; TEXTILE;

NORWAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84861933974     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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