Characterization and health risk assessment of organophosphate esters in indoor dust from urban and rural domestic house and college dormitory in Nanjing, China

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 27; no. 29; pp. 36826 - 36837
• Main Authors: Li, Dong, Zhang, Qin, Chen, Jianqiu, Zhang, Shenghu, Song, Ninghui, Xu, Huaizhou, Guo, Ruixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Carcinogens; Correlation analysis; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Dormitories; Dust; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Esters; Exposure; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Indoor air pollution; Indoor environments; Microenvironments; Organophosphates; Pollution effects; Principal components analysis; Research Article; Risk assessment; Rural areas; Rural housing; Urban areas; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; College dormitory; Organophosphate esters; Urban home; Rural home; Indoor dust; Health risk

Indoor dust is an important route of exposure for organophosphate esters (OPEs), which are associated with adverse health effects. In the present study, the pollution occurrence and potential health risks of 13 OPEs in indoor dust from urban homes, college dormitories, and rural homes in Nanjing wer...