doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2018.9.11.1127
Concentrations of Selected Phthalate Esters in Surface Dust in Omani Houses
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S. P. Sathish Babu3
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- 1Wattaya Health Centre, Ministry of Health
- 2Biology Department
- 3Central Analytical and Applied Research Unit
Abstract
People stay most of the time indoor in humidclimatic countries. Since synthetic materials especially plasticsoccupies our living rooms, indoor-accumulated dust is a healthconcern. Indoor surface dust samples were collected from livingroom of households in the city of Muscat, Oman. Samples wereanalyzed to identify 6 different species of phthalates using gaschromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Total phthalatesconcentration ranged from 0.01 to 1864.58 μg/g. Di-n-octylphthalate (DNOP) was the predominant species contributing tomore than 80% of the identified phthalates followed bydi-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate(DEHP). The presence of high concentration of DNOP insurface dust samples probably may reflect the carpet usage inOmani houses. The species of phthalates reported in this studyare not comparable to those from studies conducted in othercountries.
Keywords
- Exposure
- muscat
- phthalates
- surface dust
How to 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. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2018.9.11.1127
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