Organophosphate and brominated flame retardants in Australian indoor environments: Levels, sources, and preliminary assessment of human exposure.
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              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 | 
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              2018 
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| Journal | 
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              Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 
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| Volume | 
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              235 
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| Number of Pages | 
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              670-679 
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| Date Published | 
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              2018 
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| ISSN Number | 
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              0269-7491 
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| URL | 
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              http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0269-7491(17)31768-2 
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| DOI | 
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              10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.017 
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| Short Title | 
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              Environ Pollut 
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