Health risk assessment of exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) contained in residential air particulate and dust in Guangzhou and Hong Kong

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 786-796

  Wang, Wei ^a   Zheng, Jinshu ^a   Chan, Chuen Yu ^c   Huang, Min juan ^a   Cheung, Kwai Chung ^a   Wong, Ming Hung ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Household dust; Non dietary exposure; Particle fraction; PBDEs; Urban to suburban change

Indexed keywords

DUST; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

HOUSEHOLD DUSTS; NON-DIETARY EXPOSURE; PARTICLE FRACTION; PBDES; URBAN-TO-SUBURBAN CHANGE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AGE CLASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; TOTAL SUSPEND PARTICLE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84896521959     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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