Distribution of legacy and emerging semivolatile organic compounds in five indoor matrices in a residential environment

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MELYMUK Lisa Emily BOHLIN-NIZZETTO Pernilla VOJTA Šimon VYKOUKALOVÁ Martina KUKUČKA Petr AUDY Ondřej PŘIBYLOVÁ Petra KLÁNOVÁ Jana

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Chemosphere
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653516303186
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.012
Field Environment influence on health
Keywords Indoor environments; Flame retardants; Semivolatile organic compounds; Multimedia partitioning; Indoor sampling
Description Seven types of indoor samples, covering five indoor matrices, were collected in a residential room, and analyzed for five classes of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs). The goal was to improve the understanding of the relationship between indoor air, surface films and dust, based on differences in sources, physicochemical properties, and indoor environmental characteristics. Comparisons of the five matrices (gas- and particle-phase air, floor dust, surface dust/films and window films) demonstrated that within our test room a semi-quantitative measurement of the SVOC distributions and concentrations could be obtained by air, and composite dust or furniture surface wipes. Dust concentrations varied within the room, and spot samples were not necessarily representative of the average room conditions. Polyurethane foam passive air samplers (PUF-PAS) successfully quantified the total air concentrations of the studied SVOC compound groups, as indoor air concentrations were dominated by gas-phase compounds, however air concentrations of individual particle-bound compounds had higher uncertainty. Measured concentrations of dust/surfaces could be used to estimate air concentrations of legacy SVOCs, demonstrating equilibrium in the room. However, air concentrations of current-use compounds (flame retardants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)) could not be estimated from dust/surface concentrations, demonstrating the influence of ongoing primary emissions and non-equilibrium status in the room.
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