Phthalates in indoor dust in Kuwait: Implications for non-dietary human exposure

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-133

  Gevao, B ^a   Al Ghadban, A N ^a   Bahloul, M ^a   Uddin, S ^a   Zafar, J ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Chemical additives; House dust; Human exposure; Indoor pollution; Phthalate esters; Plasticizers

Indexed keywords

DUST; ESTERS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PLASTICIZERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SOLVENTS;

CHEMICAL ADDITIVE; DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR DUST; INDOOR POLLUTION; PHTHALATE ESTER; PHTHALATES; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

EID: 84875051147     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12001     Document Type: Article

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