Semivolatile organic compounds in French schools: Partitioning between the gas phase, airborne particles and settled dust

Autor: Claire Dassonville, Barbara Le Bot, Laeticia Malingre, Mickaël Derbez, Wenjuan Wei, Sutharsini Sivanantham, Anthony Gregoire, Olivier Ramalho, Corinne Mandin, Fabien Mercier
Přispěvatelé: Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail (Irset), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ), French Ministries in charge of Housing, Environment and Health and the Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Rennes (UR)-École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ), Laboratoire d'étude et de recherche en environnement et santé (LERES), École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP), Département Santé Environnement Travail et Génie Sanitaire (DSETGS)
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Indoor Air
Indoor Air, Wiley, 2021, 31 (1), pp.156-169. ⟨10.1111/ina.12724⟩
Indoor Air, 2021, 31 (1), pp.156-169. ⟨10.1111/ina.12724⟩
ISSN: 1600-0668
0905-6947
Popis: International audience; The indoor environmental quality in classrooms can largely affect children's daily exposure to indoor chemicals in schools. To date, there has not been a comprehensive study of the concentrations of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in French schools. Therefore, the French Observatory for Indoor Air Quality (OQAI) performed a field study of SVOCs in 308 nurseries and elementary schools between June 2013 and June 2017. The concentrations of 52 SVOCs, including phthalates, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), synthetic musks, and pesticides, were measured in air and settled dust (40 SVOCs in both air and dust, 12 in either air or dust). The results showed that phthalates had the highest concentrations among the SVOCs in both the air and dust. Other SVOCs, including tributyl phosphate, fluorene, phenanthrene, gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH, lindane), galaxolide, and tonalide, also showed high concentrations in both the air and dust. Theoretical equations were developed to estimate the SVOC partitioning between the air and settled dust from either the octanol/air partition coefficient or the boiling point of the SVOCs. The regression constants of the equations were determined using the data set of the present study for phthalates and PAHs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE