Decabromodiphenyl ether in indoor dust from different microenvironments in a university in the Philippines

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-48

  Fulong, Cressa Ria P ^a   Espino, Maria Pythias B ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Decabromodiphenyl ether; HPLC UV; Indoor dust; SPE; Ultrasonication

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ETHERS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS (BDE209); ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HPLC-UV; INDOOR DUST; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; ULTRA-SONICATION;

DUST;

EID: 84868474413     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.072     Document Type: Article

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