Abstract
The interest in phthalate esters (PAEs) has increased in recent years because elevated phthalate levels have been detected in environmental matrices and they have certain adverse effects on human health. Indoor dust from 90 homes and outdoor (street) dust from outside these homes were collected in Kocaeli province between February and April 2016 and analyzed for eight PAEs. The total indoor dust concentrations of eight PAEs (Σ8PAEs) ranged from 21.33 μg g−1 to 1802 μg g−1 (median, 387.67 μg g−1), significantly higher than outdoor dust concentrations (0.16–36.85 μg g−1 with median 4.84 μg g−1).
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