Refined exposure assessment for three active ingredients of humidifier disinfectants

Environmental Engineering Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-257

  Lee, Jong Hyeon ^a   Kang, Hyun Joong ^b,c   Seol, Hwi Soo ^a   Kim, Chan Kook ^a   Yoon, Seung Ki ^d   Gwack, Jin ^d   Kim, Yong Hwa ^e   Kwon, Jung Hwan ^b,c  

^a NeoEnBiz Co   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^e Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air sampler; Chloromethyl methyl isothiazolinone (CMIT MIT); Indoor air; Polyhexmethylene biguanidine (PHMG); Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLERS; CHLOROMETHYL; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; GUANIDINIUM CHLORIDES; HIGH-PERFOR-MANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ULTRAVIOLET DETECTIONS; INDOOR AIR; POLYHEXMETHYLENE BIGUANIDINE (PHMG); SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC METHOD;

AEROSOLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84891086016     PISSN: 12261025     EISSN: 2005968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4491/eer.2013.18.4.253     Document Type: Article

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