Phthalates in German daycare centers: Occurrence in air and dust and the excretion of their metabolites by children (LUPE 3)

Environment International

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-72

  Fromme, H ^a   Lahrz, T ^b   Kraft, M ^c   Fembacher, L ^a   Dietrich, S ^a   Sievering, S ^c   Burghardt, R ^b   Schuster, R ^a   Bolte, G ^d   Volkel W ^a  

^a Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^b Berlin Brandenburg State Laboratory   (Germany)

^c North Rhine Westphalia State Agency for Nature   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DEHP; DnBP; Dust; Indoor air; Phthalates; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BODY FLUIDS; DUST; ESTERS; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEHP; DNBP; INDOOR AIR; PHTHALATES; URINE;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

DI ISOBUTYL PHTHALATE; DI ISONONYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; INDOOR AIR; METABOLITE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URINE;

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAY CARE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXCRETION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINALYSIS;

GERMANY;

EID: 84884921966     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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