Occurrence of organophosphorus flame retardants in indoor dust in multiple microenvironments of southern China and implications for human exposure

Chemosphere

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-52

  He, Chun Tao ^a   Zheng, Jing ^b   Qiao, Lin ^a   Chen, She Jun ^c   Yang, Jun Zhi ^a   Yuan, Jian Gang ^a   Yang, Zhong Yi ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

E waste; Human exposure; Indoor dust; Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs); Urban

Indexed keywords

DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEALTH RISKS; PLASTICIZERS; RURAL AREAS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; WASTES;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ELECTRONIC WASTE (E WASTE); HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR DUST; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS; TRIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) PHOSPHATE; URBAN;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE; DUST;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOAM; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MICROENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RECYCLING; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VAPOR PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; DUST; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CANADA; CHINA; EUROPE; JAPAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HOUSING; HUMANS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84928897693     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.043     Document Type: Article

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