title: Semivolatile organic compounds in indoor air and settled dust in 30 French dwellings.
abstract: Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are ubiquitous contaminants in indoor environments, emanating from different sources and partitioning among several compartments, including the gas phase, airborne particles, and settled dust. Nevertheless, simultaneous measurements in the three compartments are rarely reported. In this study, we investigated indoor concentrations of a wide range of SVOCs in 30 French dwellings. In settled dust, 40 out of 57 target compounds were detected. The highest median concentrations were measured for phthalates and to a lesser extent for bisphenol A, synthetic musks, some pesticides, and PAHs. Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DINP) were the most abundant compounds. A total of 34 target compounds were detected both in the gas phase and airborne particles. The highest concentrations were measured for diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and synthetic musks in the gas phase and for DEHP, DiBP, DBP, and DINP in the airborne particles. This is the first study on the indoor concentrations of a wide range of SVOCs in settled dust, gas phase, and airborne particles collected simultaneously in each dwelling.
authors.affiliation: EHESP-School of Public Health Sorbonne Paris Cité, 35043 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glorennec
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bonvallot
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chevrier
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mandin
authors.forename: Barbara Le
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Bot
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds