The distribution of phthalate esters in indoor dust of Palermo (Italy)

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 613-624

  Orecchio, Santino ^a   Indelicato, Roberta ^a   Barreca, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminants; GC MS; Indoor dust; Italy; Phthalates esters

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DUST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHTHALATE;

ITALY; PALERMO [PALERMO (PRV)]; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY;

ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ITALY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CITIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ITALY; PHTHALIC ACIDS;

EID: 84883053955     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-013-9544-9     Document Type: Article

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