scholarly journals The occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, bisphenol A and organophosphate flame retardants in indoor dust and soils from public open spaces: Implications for human exposure

2020 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 115372
Author(s):  
Joel Sánchez-Piñero ◽  
Samantha L. Bowerbank ◽  
Jorge Moreda-Piñeiro ◽  
Purificación López-Mahía ◽  
John R. Dean
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Indoor Dust ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Public Open Spaces

scholarly journals Status of brominated flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air and indoor dust in AFRICA: A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 405-420
Author(s):  
Olumide Emmanuel Akinrinade ◽  
William Stubbings ◽  
Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah ◽  
Olusegun Ayejuyo ◽  
Rose Alani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Brominated Flame Retardants ◽  
Indoor Dust ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor dust samples from Cities of Jeddah and Kuwait: Levels, sources and non-dietary human exposure

2016 ◽  
Vol 573 ◽  
pp. 1607-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeem Ali ◽  
Iqbal Mohammad Ibrahim Ismail ◽  
Mamdouh Khoder ◽  
Magdy Shamy ◽  
Mansour Alghamdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
Indoor Dust ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

scholarly journals Exposure to widespread environmental toxicants and children’s cognitive development and behavioral problems

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Jurewicz ◽  
Kinga Polańska ◽  
Wojciech Hanke
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Brominated Flame Retardants ◽  
Psychomotor Development ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Gas Cooking

AbstractNowadays a special attention is focused on prenatal and childhood exposures to a variety of contaminants in the environment, especially toxicants widely present in the environment and their impact on children’s health and neurodevelopment. This article aims at evaluating the impact of exposure to several widespread toxicants including: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phthalates, bisphenol A, brominated flame retardants and gas cooking on children’s cognitive development and behavioral problems by reviewing most recent published literature. Epidemiological studies focusing on exposure to widespread toxicants and children’s development for the last eleven years were identified by a search of the PubMed, Medline, Ebsco and Toxnet literature bases. The combination of following key words was used: 1) referring to the exposure: pregnancy, prenatal exposure, postnatal exposure, gas cooking, exposure to phthalates, bisphenol A, brominated flame retardants, PAHs and 2) referring to outcome: neurodevelopment, neurobehavior, psychomotor development, behavioral problems, cognitive development, mental health, school achievements, learning abilities. The results from the presented studies suggest that there are strong and rather consistent indications that the developing nervous system is particularly vulnerable to insult from low levels of exposure to widespread environmental contaminants such as: phthalates, bisphenol A, brominated flame retardants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, gas cooking. Considering the suggested health effects, more epidemiologic data is urgently needed and, in the meantime, precautionary policies must be implemented.

scholarly journals Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Indoor Dust Collected during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Saudi Arabia: Status, Sources and Human Health Risks

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2743
Author(s):  
Sultan Hassan Alamri ◽  
Nadeem Ali ◽  
Hussain Mohammed Salem Ali Albar ◽  
Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid ◽  
Nisreen Rajeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Indoor Dust ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Indoor Environment Quality ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

To control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Saudi Arabia’s government imposed a strict lockdown during March–July 2020. As a result, the public was confined to indoors, and most of their daily activities were happening in their indoor places, which might have resulted in lower indoor environment quality. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed in household dust (n = 40) collected from different residential districts of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during the lockdown period. PAHs’ levels were two folds higher than the previously reported PAHs in indoor dust from this region. We detected low molecular weight (LMW) with two to four aromatic ring PAHs in all the samples with a significant contribution from Phenanthrene (Phe), present at an average concentration of 1590 ng/g of dust. Although high molecular weight (HMW) (5–6 aromatic ring) PAHs were detected at lower concentrations than LMW PAHs, however, they contributed >90% in the carcinogenic index of PAHs. The estimated daily intake (EDI) of specific PAHs was above the reference dose (RfD) for young children in high-end exposure and the calculated Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk (ILCR) was >1.00 × 10−4 for both Saudi adults and young children. The study highlighted that indoor pollution has increased significantly during lockdown due to the increased indoor activities and inversely affect human health. This study also warrants to conduct more studies involving different chemicals to understand the indoor environment quality during strict lockdown conditions.

Assessing decontamination and laundering processes for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and flame retardants from firefighting uniforms

2021 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 110616
Author(s):  
Andrew P.W. Banks ◽  
Xianyu Wang ◽  
Michelle Engelsman ◽  
Chang He ◽  
Andres F. Osorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic
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