Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust from primary schools in South East Queensland, Australia

Environmental Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-140

  Toms, Leisa Maree L ^a   Mazaheri, Mandana ^a   Brommer, Sandra ^b   Clifford, Samuel ^a,d   Drage, Daniel ^b   Mueller, Jochen F ^c   Thai, Phong ^c   Harrad, Stuart ^b   Morawska, Lidia ^a   Harden, Fiona A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Ctr Health Equity Res/Train/Eval   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Dust; Intake; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Schools

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST; FLAME RETARDANT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DUST; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SCHOOL; STANDARDS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; DUST; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; QUEENSLAND; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84934298818     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.06.007     Document Type: Article

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