Heterogeneous photochemistry in the atmosphere

C George, M Ammann, B D'Anna… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Why Condensed Matter Matters: Types and Significance of
Condensed Matter and Surfaces Encountered in the Atmospheric Environment The …

SVOC exposure indoors: fresh look at dermal pathways

CJ Weschler, WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper critically examines indoor exposure to semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs)
via dermal pathways. First, it demonstrates that–in central tendency–an SVOC's abundance …

Semivolatile organic compounds in indoor environments

CJ Weschler, WW Nazaroff - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are ubiquitous in indoor environments,
redistributing from their original sources to all indoor surfaces. Exposures resulting from their …

Assessing human exposure to organic pollutants in the indoor environment

T Salthammer, Y Zhang, J Mo, HM Koch… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is an ongoing probing of the role of chemicals in the indoor environment. The majority
of potential target substances are so‐called very volatile, volatile, and semi‐volatile organic …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the indoor and outdoor environments–a review on occurrence and human exposure

A Besis, C Samara - Environmental Pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) constitute an important group of brominated flame
retardants that have been massively produced and extensively used in numerous everyday …

Human exposure to PBDEs in e-waste areas: A review

K Cai, Q Song, W Yuan, J Ruan, H Duan, Y Li… - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are commonly added to electronic products for
flame-retardation effects, and are attracting more and more attentions due to their potential …

Is house dust the missing exposure pathway for PBDEs? An analysis of the urban fate and human exposure to PBDEs

HA Jones-Otazo, JP Clarke, ML Diamond… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) body burdens in North America are 20 times that of
Europeans and some “high accumulation” individuals have burdens up to 1− 2 orders of …

Growth of organic films on indoor surfaces

CJ Weschler, WW Nazaroff - Indoor Air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We present a model for the growth of organic films on impermeable indoor surfaces. The
model couples transport through a gas‐side boundary layer adjacent to the surface with …

Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediments of the Pearl River Delta and adjacent South China Sea

Mai, Chen, Luo, Chen, Yang, Sheng, Peng… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
Spatial and temporal distributions of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediments
of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and adjacent South China Sea (SCS) of southern China were …

Organophosphate esters flame retardants in the indoor environment

M Vykoukalová, M Venier, Š Vojta, L Melymuk… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 13 organophosphate ester flame retardants (OPEs) were measured in air,
dust and window wipes from 63 homes in Canada, the Czech Republic and the United …