Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human hair from the college environment: Comparison with indoor dust

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-381

  Tang, Liang ^a   Lei, Bo ^a   Xu, Gang ^a   Ma, Jing ^a   Lei, Jian Qiu ^b   Jin, Shi Qi ^b   Hu, Gu Yu ^b   Wu, Ming Hong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

College environment; Human hair; Indoor dust; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN HAIR; INDOOR DUST; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; UNIVERSITY CAMPUS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885329231     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1056-x     Document Type: Article

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