JÍLKOVÁ, Simona Rozárka, Lisa Emily MELYMUK, Šimon VOJTA, Martina VYKOUKALOVÁ, Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Small-scale spatial variability of flame retardants in indoor dust and implications for dust sampling. Chemosphere. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2018, vol. 206, September, p. 132-141. ISSN 0045-6535. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.146.
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Original name Small-scale spatial variability of flame retardants in indoor dust and implications for dust sampling
Authors JÍLKOVÁ, Simona Rozárka (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lisa Emily MELYMUK (124 Canada, belonging to the institution), Šimon VOJTA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martina VYKOUKALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Pernilla BOHLIN-NIZZETTO (578 Norway) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Chemosphere, OXFORD, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2018, 0045-6535.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 5.108
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/18:00104773
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.146
UT WoS 000436215600017
Keywords in English Indoor dust; Flame retardants; Spatial variability; Sampling methods
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Michaela Hylsová, Ph.D., učo 211937. Changed: 4/12/2018 12:29.
Abstract
Indoor dust is often used to evaluate levels of organic compounds indoors, particularly for compounds with indoor sources, such as flame retardants (FRs). Yet there are uncertainties about the type of information that can be obtained from indoor dust. This study reports detailed dust sampling to assess spatial variability in indoor dust concentrations, the relationship between FR sources and dust, and the implications when interpreting dust concentrations. Multiple dust samples were collected from a range of surface types in three large rooms: a residential flat, a university seminar room, and a university computer room. Samples were analysed for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), novel halogenated flame retardants (NFRs) and organophosphate esters (OPEs). FR levels in dust varied significantly between and within rooms. Levels typically ranged over one order of magnitude within a room, and up to four orders of magnitude for a few OPEs. The spatial distribution of FRs related (in some cases) to proximity to sources, surface properties, and dust surface loadings. Differences also existed between surface and floor dusts, e.g., the contribution of TBOEP to Sigma OPEs was higher in floor than surface dust, which has implications for human exposure assessment; adults typically have more contact with elevated surfaces, while young children have greater contact with floor surfaces. Overall, significant spatial heterogeneity exists in indoor dust, even in seemingly homogeneous indoor spaces, thus hampering comparability between studies and locations when single samples are collected. Composite samples are strongly recommended to limit the influence of spatial heterogeneity.
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Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research
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