TY - JOUR
T1 - Polychlorinated biphenyls in domestic dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States: Implications for human exposure
AU - Harrad, Stuart
AU - Ibarra, C
AU - Robson, M
AU - Melymuk, L
AU - Diamond, M
AU - Douwes, J
PY - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - Ingestion of indoor dust has been highlighted as an important pathway of exposure to brominated flame retardants. Hence, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in indoor dust from homes in Amarillo/Austin, TX, USA (n=20; median concentration=200 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)); Birmingham, UK (n=20; 48 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)); Toronto, Canada (n=10; 260 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)); and Wellington, New Zealand (n=20; 46 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)). Concentrations in Canadian and US samples were statistically indistinguishable, but exceeded significantly (p
AB - Ingestion of indoor dust has been highlighted as an important pathway of exposure to brominated flame retardants. Hence, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in indoor dust from homes in Amarillo/Austin, TX, USA (n=20; median concentration=200 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)); Birmingham, UK (n=20; 48 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)); Toronto, Canada (n=10; 260 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)); and Wellington, New Zealand (n=20; 46 ng Sigma PCB g(-1)). Concentrations in Canadian and US samples were statistically indistinguishable, but exceeded significantly (p
KW - Indoor contamination
KW - PCBs
KW - Indoor air
KW - International trends
U2 - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.020
DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 19356786
SN - 1879-1298
VL - 76
SP - 232
EP - 238
JO - Chemosphere
JF - Chemosphere
IS - 2
ER -