Ji Yang, Yiming Yao, Xiaoxiao Li, Ana He, Shijie Chen, Yulong Wang, Xiaoyu Dong, Hao Chen, Yu Wang, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun
The indoor environment is a typical source for organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers (OPFRs), yet the source characteristics of OPFRs in different microenvironments remain less clear. This study collected 109 indoor air samples and 34 paired indoor dust samples from 4 typical microenvironments within a university in Tianjin, China, including the dormitory, office, library, and information center. 29 target OPFRs were analyzed, and novel organophosphorus compounds (NOPs) were identified by fragment-based nontarget analysis...
April 24, 2024: Environmental Science & Technology