Flame retardants and organochlorines in indoor dust from several e-waste recycling sites in South China: Composition variations and implications for human exposure

Environment International

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-7

  Zheng, Xiaobo ^a,b,c   Xu, Fuchao ^b   Chen, Kehui ^a,c   Zeng, Yanhong ^a   Luo, Xiaojun ^a   Chen, Shejun ^a   Mai, Bixian ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Electronic waste recycling; Flame retardants; Human exposure; Indoor dust

Indexed keywords

DUST; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECYCLING; WASTES;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR DUST; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

1,2 BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; 2 ETHYLHEXYL 2,3,4,5 TETRABROMOBENZOIC ACID; BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) 3,4,5,6 TETRABROMOPHTHALIC ACID; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; DECHLORANE PLUS; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIS (1 CHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS (2 BUTOXYETHYL) PHOSPHATE; TRIS (2,3 DICHLOROPROPYL) PHOSPHATE; TRIS (CHLOROETHYL) PHOSPHATE; TRIS(CHLOROPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DUST;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PBDE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECYCLING; WASTE FACILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HUMAN; INDOOR DUST; INGESTION; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INFANT; MALE; RECYCLING;

EID: 84922475909     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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