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Organophosphate esters flame retardants in the indoor environment

Abstract

Concentrations of 13 organophosphate ester flame retardants (OPEs) were measured in air, dust and window wipes from 63 homes in Canada, the Czech Republic and the United States in the spring and summer of 2013 to look for abundances, differences among regions, and partitioning behavior. In general, we observed the highest concentrations for halogenated OPEs, particularly TCEP, TCIPP and TDCIPP, and also non-halogenated TPHP. Differences between …

Authors

Vykoukalová M; Venier M; Vojta Š; Melymuk L; Bečanová J; Romanak K; Prokeš R; Okeme JO; Saini A; Diamond ML

Journal

Environment International, Vol. 106, , pp. 97–104

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.envint.2017.05.020

ISSN

0160-4120