Polychlorinated biphenyls in domestic dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States: Implications for human exposure

Stuart Harrad; C Ibarra; M Robson; L Melymuk; M Diamond; J Douwes

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.020

Polychlorinated biphenyls in domestic dust from Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States: Implications for human exposure

Stuart Harrad
, C Ibarra
, M Robson
, L Melymuk
, M Diamond
, J Douwes

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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

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	232-238
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemosphere
Volume	76
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.020
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2009

Keywords

Indoor contamination
PCBs
Indoor air
International trends

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