A comparative assessment of human exposure to tetrabromobisphenol A and eight bisphenols including bisphenol A via indoor dust ingestion in twelve countries

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 83; pp. 183 - 191
• Main Authors: Wang, Wei, Abualnaja, Khalid O., Asimakopoulos, Alexandros G., Covaci, Adrian, Gevao, Bondi, Johnson-Restrepo, Boris, Kumosani, Taha A., Malarvannan, Govindan, Minh, Tu Binh, Moon, Hyo-Bang, Nakata, Haruhiko, Sinha, Ravindra K., Kannan, Kurunthachalam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis; average daily intake; Benzhydryl Compounds - analysis; Bisphenol A; Bisphenols; BPA; Child; Child, Preschool; China; Colombia; diet; Dust; Dust - analysis; Dust control; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Exposure; exposure pathways; Greece; Houses; Human exposure; Humans; India; Indoor dust; Infant; Infant, Newborn; infants; Ingestion; Japan; Kuwait; Microenvironment; Middle Aged; Pakistan; Phenols - analysis; Polybrominated Biphenyls - analysis; Romania; Saudi Arabia; South Korea; TBBPA; toddlers; United States; Vietnam; Young Adult; Saudi Arabia; Colombia; Korea, Rep; Pakistan; Romania; MED, Greece; China, People's Rep; ISEW, Vietnam; Kuwait; INW, Japan; India; Greece; South Korea; Vietnam; United States; China; Japan; BPA; TBBPA; Microenvironment; Indoor dust; Human exposure

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and eight bisphenol analogues (BPs) including bisphenol A (BPA) were determined in 388 indoor (including homes and microenvironments) dust samples collected from 12 countries (China, Colombia, Greece, India, Japan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, U...