Particle size-specific distributions and preliminary exposure assessments of organophosphate flame retardants in office air particulate matter

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-70

  Yang, Fangxing ^a   Ding, Jinjian ^a   Huang, Wei ^a   Xie, Wei ^a   Liu, Weiping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AIR PARTICULATE MATTERS; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; MASS MEDIAN AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TRI-N-BUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

2 ETHYLHEXYL DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID O,O,O TRIS(1,3 DICHLOROPROP 2 YL) ESTER; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; TRI(CHLOROPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTOXYETHYL PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INDOOR AIR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VAPOR PRESSURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84891796182     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403186z     Document Type: Article

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