First insight into polybrominated diphenyl ethers in car dust in Turkey: concentrations and human exposure implications
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, vol.27, no.31, pp.39041-39053, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 27 Issue: 31
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s11356-020-09905-8
- Journal Name: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, IBZ Online, ABI/INFORM, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.39041-39053
- Keywords: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), Car dust, Ingestion, Dermal contact, Exposure assessment, Bursa, Turkey, BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS, IN-HOUSE DUST, POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS, INDOOR DUST, DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER, DERMAL ABSORPTION, ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS, PBDES, AIR, FOOD
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the car is due to their use as a flame retardant additive in various car components such as dashboard, plastic parts, seat and headliner cushion foams, insulated cables, and electronic circuits. Ingestion of dust inadvertently or dermal contact to dust are significant pathways of human exposure to pollutants including PBDEs. There are no studies documenting presence of car dust associated flame retardants in Turkey. In the current study, a total of 13 PBDEs congeners were investigated in 62 car dust samples collected from Bursa province of Turkey using glass-fiber filters and a vacuum cleaner. Results of the study showed that congener concentrations were within the range of