Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in indoor dust in Durban, South Africa

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 547-556

  Abafe, O A ^a   Martincigh, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Correlation; Human exposure; Indoor dust; PBDEs; PCBs; Sources

Indexed keywords

DUST; ETHERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CORRELATION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR DUST; MASS SPECTRAL; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS; SOURCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTRAL DETECTION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

AIR POLLUTANT; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; DUST; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CITIES; DUST; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84941916115     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12168     Document Type: Article

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