Sources and human exposure implications of concentrations of organophosphate flame retardants in dust from UK cars, classrooms, living rooms, and offices

Environment International

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 202-207

  Brommer, Sandra ^a   Harrad, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's exposure; Contamination; House dust; PFRs; School dust

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EXPOSURE ESTIMATES; HOUSE DUST; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; PFRS; POLYURETHANE FOAM;

DUST;

FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; AIR POLLUTANT; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST; EXHAUST GAS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; DUST; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAFETY;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CAR; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; HOME; INGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHILD; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; SCHOOLS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938054977     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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