VENIER, Marta, Ondřej AUDY, Šimon VOJTA, Jitka BEČANOVÁ, Kevin ROMANAK, Lisa Emily MELYMUK, Martina VYKOUKALOVÁ, Petr KUKUČKA, Joseph OKEME, Amandeep SAINI, Miriam L. DIAMOND and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Brominated flame retardants in the indoor environment - Comparative study of indoor contamination from three countries. Environment International. OXFORD (ENGLAND): Pergamon Press, 2016, vol. 94, September, p. 150-160. ISSN 0160-4120. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.029.
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Original name Brominated flame retardants in the indoor environment - Comparative study of indoor contamination from three countries
Authors VENIER, Marta (380 Italy), Ondřej AUDY (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Šimon VOJTA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jitka BEČANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kevin ROMANAK (840 United States of America), Lisa Emily MELYMUK (124 Canada, belonging to the institution), Martina VYKOUKALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr KUKUČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Joseph OKEME (124 Canada), Amandeep SAINI (124 Canada), Miriam L. DIAMOND (124 Canada) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Environment International, OXFORD (ENGLAND), Pergamon Press, 2016, 0160-4120.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30304 Public and environmental health
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 7.088
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/16:00093294
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.029
UT WoS 000382339000017
Keywords in English Brominated flame retardants; Indoor; Air; Dust; Window film
Tags AKR
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Andrea Mikešková, učo 137293. Changed: 30/3/2017 13:45.
Abstract
Concentrations of more than 20 brominated flame retardants (FRs), including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and emerging FRs, 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. Among the PBDEs, the highest concentrations were generally BDE-209 in all three matrices, followed by Penta-BDEs. Among alternative FRs, EHTBB and BEHTBP were detected at the highest concentrations. DBDPE was also a major alternative FR detected in dust and air. Bromobenzenes were detected at lower levels than PBDEs and other alternative FRs; among the bromobenzenes, HBB and PBEB were the most abundant compounds. In general, FR levels were highest in the US and lowest in the Czech Republic - a geographic trend that reflects the flame retardants' market. No statistically significant differences were detected between bedroom and living room FR concentrations in the same house (n = 10), suggesting that sources of FRs are widespread indoors and mixing between rooms. The concentrations of FRs in air, dust, and window film were significantly correlated, especially for PBDEs. We found a significant relationship between the concentrations in dust and window film and in the gas phase for FRs with log K-OA values <14, suggesting that equilibrium was reached for these but not compounds with log K-OA values >14. This hypothesis was confirmed by a large discrepancy between values predicted using a partitioning model and the measured values for FRs with log K-OA values >14.
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LH12074, research and development projectName: Nové typy bromovaných zpomalovačů hoření v prostředí (Acronym: BFR-ENVI)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
LM2011028, research and development projectName: RECETOX ? Národní infrastruktura pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
LO1214, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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