Organophosphate and brominated flame retardants in Australian indoor environments: Levels, sources, and preliminary assessment of human exposure.
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| Abstract | :  Concentrations of nine organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) and eight polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in samples of indoor dust (n = 85) and air (n = 45) from Australian houses, offices, hotels, and transportation (buses, trains, and aircraft). All target compounds were detected in indoor dust and air samples. Median ∑9OPFRs concentrations were 40 μg/g in dust and 44 ng/m3 in indoor air, while median ∑8PBDEs concentrations were 2.1 μg/g and 0.049 ng/m3. Concentrations of FRs were higher in rooms that contained carpet, air conditioners, and various electronic items. Estimated daily intakes in adults are 14000 pg/kg body weight/day and 330 pg/kg body weight/day for ∑9OPFRs and ∑8PBDEs, respectively. Our results suggest that for the volatile FRs such as tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and TCIPP, inhalation is expected to be the more important intake pathway compared to dust ingestion and dermal contact. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2018 | 
| Journal | :  Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) | 
| Volume | :  235 | 
| Number of Pages | :  670-679 | 
| Date Published | :  2018 | 
| ISSN Number | :  0269-7491 | 
| URL | :  http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0269-7491(17)31768-2 | 
| DOI | :  10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.017 | 
| Short Title | :  Environ Pollut | 
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