Occurrence of linear and cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in indoor air samples (UK and Italy) and their isotopic characterization

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 363-371

  Pieri, F ^a   Katsoyiannis, A ^b   Martellini, T ^a   Hughes, D ^c   Jones, K C ^c   Cincinelli, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CSIA; D4; D5; Exposure assessment; Indoor air; Siloxanes

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES;

CSIA; D4; D5; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INDOOR AIR; SILOXANES;

SILICON COMPOUNDS;

SILOXANE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CSIA; D4; D5; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INDOOR AIR; SILOXANES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SILOXANES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880785343     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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