Review of PCBs in US schools: a brief history, an estimate of the number of impacted schools, and an approach for evaluating indoor air samples

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1975-1985

  Herrick, Robert F ^a   Stewart, James H ^a   Allen, Joseph G ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air PCB levels; Bayesian statistics; Caulk; Exposure; Exposure guidelines; PCB; Sealant

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; LABORATORY METHOD; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

UNITED STATES;

PLASTICIZER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANALYSIS; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PLASTICIZERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955757184     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4574-8     Document Type: Article

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