Phthalate and PAH concentrations in dust collected from Danish homes and daycare centers

The Occurrence of Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Residential Dust in North Carolina

“…(Please refer to Supplemental Materials table 1 for a detailed study comparison.) In addition, our median North Carolina values were higher than similar studies in Germany [29][30][31], Australia [32], Italy [33], and Denmark [34]. Higher median values than those we report for benz(a)anthracene and benzo(a)pyrene were measured in Cape Cod, MA [5] and in Ohio homes [26].Season of sampling might affect the percentile differences across regions.…”

Characteristics and assessment of phthalate esters in urban dusts in Guangzhou city, China

“…1). The extensive present and/or usage of PAEcontaining products in office-related applications, like electrical and electronic devices (such as computers, printers, monitors, and air conditioners), carpet pads, and office furniture, is a possible explanation for these elevated concentrations (Fromme et al 2004;Wensing et al 2005;Kolarik et al 2008;Langer et al 2010;Schripp et al 2010). Furthermore, higher concentrations of PAEs in offices were associated with lower frequency of dusting furniture.…”

“…For houses, fewer electrical and electronic devices and the relatively limited operation of electrical and electronic devices might be the reason for the slightly lower PAEs levels in bedrooms compared to living rooms. Statistical analyses of the present and number of indoor items that could be potential emission sources of PAEs and concentrations of PAEs in indoor dusts showed no correlation, emphasising that PAEs in indoor microenvironments should be affected by specific sources and complicated by factors such as ventilation rate, proximity of the sampler to potential sources and age of those sources (Kolarik et al 2008;Langer et al 2010). Reported concentrations were corrected by subtracting the mean blank values ND concentration was lower than the method detection limit Consistent with other semi-volatile organic compounds (Herrera-Portugal et al 2005;Hwang et al 2008;Toms et al 2009;Huang et al 2010), outdoor dust had lower PAEs concentrations than indoor dust.…”

“…Dietary intake is undoubtedly a key exposure source of PAEs (Wormuth et al 2006;Latini et al 2009). Urban dust, which serves as a sink and repository for PAEs, is a particularly important pathway of human exposure to PAEs (Øie et al 1997;Becker et al 2004;Fromme et al 2004;Bornehag et al 2005;Wensing et al 2005;Abb et al 2009;Langer et al 2010;Weschler and Nazaroff 2010). The objective of this study was to investigate the concentration and compositional profile of PAEs in indoor and outdoor dusts collected from the subtropical city of Guangzhou, China, and to assess the potential exposure of dust PAEs.…”

Spatial distribution, environmental risk and source of heavy metals in street dust from an industrial city in semi-arid area of China

“…It is a sink and source of contaminants in urban environments. Urban dust often contains high levels of toxic heavy metals and organic contaminants (Langer et al 2010, Lu et al 2010, Chłopek et al 2016 owing to various anthropogenic sources such as industrial emissions, traffi c emissions, coal and fuel combustion, waste disposal, municipal activities, construction, and residential heating (Thorpe andHarrison 2008, Lu et al 2014). Due to their toxicity, persistence, bioaccumulation, and biomagnifi cations, heavy metals in dust pose a potential threat to ecological systems and human health (Shi et al 2011).…”