Background Dioxins in House Dusts

Authors: O'Connor, Rod¹; Sabrsula, Justin²

Source: Environmental Forensics, Volume 6, Number 3, September 2005 , pp. 283-287(5)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

Key:

- Free Content

- New Content

- Subscribed Content

- Free Trial Content

Abstract:

The levels of dioxins in house dusts are frequently associated with household exposures to emissions from incinerators, industrial stacks, and other sources. Although the U.S. EPA has studied air, soil, and water dioxin concentrations in locations considered as “unpolluted” background, comparable information for house dusts has been limited to studies outside the United States. The present study reports house dust dioxin concentrations for selected homes in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, an area believed to be suitable for “unpolluted” dust background data. Results indicate an average TEQ for 14 samples of 20.3 ppt, range: 1.30–53.7ppt based on WHO 1998 TEF values; or 25.2 ppt, range 2.30–63.6 ppt based on the older 1989 I-TEF values.

Keywords: background; dioxins; house dust

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/15275920500194506

Affiliations: 1: Chemical Consulting Services, College Station, TX, USA 2: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

The full text electronic article is available for purchase. You will be able to download the full text electronic article after payment.

$45.29 plus tax Refund Policy