Levels, distribution and human exposure of new non-BDE brominated flame retardants in the indoor dust of China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Qi, Hong ^a   Li, Wen Long ^a   Liu, Li Yan ^a   Zhang, Zi Feng ^a   Zhu, Ning Zheng ^a   Song, Wei Wei ^a   Ma, Wan Li ^a   Li, Yi Fan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Human exposure; Indoor dust; Non BDE brominated flame retardants; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CHINA; DERMAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR DUST; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

HEATING;

FLAME RETARDANT; NON DIPHENYL ETHER BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSING; INDOOR DUST; INGESTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TODDLER; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS;

EID: 84906831642     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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