Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor dust and human exposure estimates from Makurdi, Nigeria

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 120, Issue , 2015, Pages 394-399

  Olukunle, O I ^a   Okonkwo, O J ^a   Sha'ato, R ^b   Wase, G A ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Indoor dust; Nigeria; PBDEs

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPING WORLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DUST; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAY CARE; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; NIGERIA; OFFICE DUST; SOUTH AFRICA; ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

BENUE; MAKURDI; NIGERIA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; DAY CARE, MEDICAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HOUSING; HUMANS; NIGERIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84935025407     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.06.023     Document Type: Article

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