Human Exposure to Decabromodiphenyl Ether, Tetrabromobisphenol A, and Decabromodiphenyl Ethane in Indoor Dust
Human Exposure to Decabromodiphenyl Ether, Tetrabromobisphenol A, and Decabromodiphenyl Ethane in Indoor Dust
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2009
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C. Boyce;Sonja N. Sax;D. Dodge;Margaret C. Pollock;J. Goodman
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C. Boyce;Sonja N. Sax;D. Dodge;Margaret C. Pollock;J. Goodman
This paper explores efforts that have been made to quantify the intake of selected flame retardants (FRs) from indoor dust, focusing on decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DeBDethane). After reviewing approaches used to evaluate human exposures to FRs via indoor dust and available exposure estimates, we present quantitative estimates of human exposures to indoor dust via incidental ingestion and dermal contact in a residential setting based on a probabilistic exposure assessment framework. Average daily intake estimates for BDE-209 ranged from 2.2 to 451 ng/kg-day for young children and from 0.26 to 54 ng/kg-day for adults. Based on data from a single study each for TBBPA and DeBDethane, the average daily intake for TBBPA was estimated to be 0.26 ng/kg-day in children and 0.03 ng/kg-day in adults, while the corresponding estimates for DeBDethane were 0.99 ng/kg-day for children and 0.11 ng/kg-day in adults. These results support previous evaluations pointing to incidental soil/dust ingestion as the primary contributor to the total indoor dust exposures associated with the combined exposure pathways (constituting 60 to almost 90% of the combined exposures). This paper also reviews important sources of uncertainty in the exposure estimates and additional research needed to develop more rigorous exposure estimates, such as more accurate characterization of exposure parameters for indoor dust exposures, studies to address data gaps for specific FR compounds and exposure settings, and development of more standardized sampling and analysis protocols.