IJESD 2018 Vol.9(11): 345-348 ISSN: 2010-0264
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2018.9.11.1127
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2018.9.11.1127
Concentrations of Selected Phthalate Esters in Surface Dust in Omani Houses
Fatma Al Touqi, Hameed Sulaiman, S. P. Sathish Babu, and Hassan Al-Reasi
Abstract—People stay most of the time indoor in humid
climatic countries. Since synthetic materials especially plastics
occupies our living rooms, indoor-accumulated dust is a health
concern. Indoor surface dust samples were collected from living
room of households in the city of Muscat, Oman. Samples were
analyzed to identify 6 different species of phthalates using gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Total phthalates
concentration ranged from 0.01 to 1864.58 μg/g. Di-n-octyl
phthalate (DNOP) was the predominant species contributing to
more than 80% of the identified phthalates followed by
di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
(DEHP). The presence of high concentration of DNOP in
surface dust samples probably may reflect the carpet usage in
Omani houses. The species of phthalates reported in this study
are not comparable to those from studies conducted in other
countries.
Index Terms—Exposure, muscat, phthalates, surface dust.
Fatma Al Touqi is with Wattaya Health Centre, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
Hameed Sulaiman and Hassan Al-Reasi are with Biology Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
S. P. Sathish Babu is with Central Analytical and Applied Research Unit, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman (e-mail: sathishpandi@gmail.com).
Index Terms—Exposure, muscat, phthalates, surface dust.
Fatma Al Touqi is with Wattaya Health Centre, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
Hameed Sulaiman and Hassan Al-Reasi are with Biology Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
S. P. Sathish Babu is with Central Analytical and Applied Research Unit, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman (e-mail: sathishpandi@gmail.com).
Cite: Fatma Al Touqi, Hameed Sulaiman, S. P. Sathish Babu, and Hassan Al-Reasi, "Concentrations of Selected Phthalate Esters in Surface Dust in Omani Houses," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 345-348, 2018.
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