Comparisons of polybrominated diphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane concentrations in dust collected with two sampling methods and matched breast milk samples

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 279-288

  Bjorklund J A ^a   Sellstrom U ^a   de Wit, C A ^a   Aune, M ^b   Lignell, S ^b   Darnerud, P O ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Dust sampling; Human breast milk; Human exposure

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DUST; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLOORS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BREAST MILK SAMPLES; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DUST COLLECTED; DUST SAMPLES; DUST SAMPLING; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; HUMAN BREAST MILKS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS; SAMPLING METHOD;

VACUUM CLEANERS;

EID: 84863786264     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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