Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations and resulting exposure in homes in California: Relationships among passive air, surface wipe and dust concentrations, and temporal variability

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 220-229

  Bennett, D H ^a   Moran, R E ^a   Tulve, N S ^b   Clifton, M S ^b   Colon M ^b   Weathers, W ^b   Sjodin A ^c   Jones, R ^c  

^a May)   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air concentration; Dust; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Residential environment; Temporal variability; Wipe

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLOORS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; VACUUM CLEANERS;

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; CALIFORNIA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIUM; PASSIVE AIR; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS; RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; WIPE; WIPE SAMPLES;

DUST;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST; FLAME RETARDANT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; BUILDING; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84925070132     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12130     Document Type: Article

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