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Environ Pollut

Title:		A pilot study on semivolatile organic compounds in senior care facilities: Implications for older adult exposures
Author(s):		Arnold K; Teixeira JP; Mendes A; Madureira J; Costa S; Salamova A;
Address:		"School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States. National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal; EPIUnit - Instituto de Saude Publica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States. Electronic address: asalamov@indiana.edu"
Journal Title:		Environ Pollut
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180601
Issue:
Page Number:		908 - 915
DOI:		10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.017
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-6424 (Electronic) 0269-7491 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The occurrence of five groups of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) (total of approximately 120 distinct chemicals) was investigated in senior care facilities in the United States and in Portugal. Indoor settled dust samples were collected from fourteen facilities, and the concentrations of organophosphate esters (OPEs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured in these samples. Overall, OPEs, PAHs, and BFRs were the most abundant, and OCPs and PCBs were the least abundant SVOC groups in dust collected from both U.S. and Portuguese facilities. summation operatorOPE, summation operatorPAH, and summation operatorBFR concentrations were significantly higher in U.S. facilities than those in Portuguese facilities (P?ª+
Keywords:		"Aged, 80 and over Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis/*statistics & numerical data Dust/analysis Environmental Exposure/*analysis Flame Retardants/analysis Humans Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/analysis Organic Chemicals Organophosphates/analysis Pesticides/analysi;"
Notes:		"MedlineArnold, Karen Teixeira, Joao Paulo Mendes, Ana Madureira, Joana Costa, Solange Salamova, Amina eng England 2018/06/04 Environ Pollut. 2018 Sep; 240:908-915. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.017. Epub 2018 Jun 1"