Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead.
Whitehead TP, Metayer C, Ward MH, Colt JS, Gunier RB, Deziel NC, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA. Persistent organic pollutants in dust from older homes: learning from lead. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1320-6. PMID: 24832145, PMCID: PMC4056196, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic pollutantsGas chromatography-mass spectrometryPersistent organic pollutantsPlasma mass spectrometryChromatography-mass spectrometryMultiple chemical contaminantsMass spectrometryChemical contaminantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsDiphenyl ethersPersistent chemicalsChemical concentrationsAromatic hydrocarbonsSpectrometryHigh volume small surface samplerSurface samplerPollutantsChemicalsHousehold vacuum cleanerOrganochlorine insecticidesChemical exposureEtherBiphenylsConcentrationPyrethroid insecticides