Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and dust particle size fractions adherent to skin in indoor dust, Pretoria, South Africa

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4376-4386

  Kefeni, Kebede Keterew ^a   Okonkwo, Jonathan O ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherent fraction; Organic matter content; Particle size; PBDE; PBDE emission source; Settled indoor dust

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; EMISSION; ETHER; FRACTIONATION; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN;

GAUTENG; PRETORIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84895885654     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2312-7     Document Type: Article

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