Levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in car dust and an assessment of human exposure

this thesis, dust samples (except from floor) was collected from 63 vehicles (generally different brands and models) in Bursa province and 13 PBDE congeners (PBDE-17, -28, -71, -47, -66, - 100, -99, -85, -154, -153, -138, -183, and -209) were investigated in collected samples. The main objectives of the present study were to determine the levels of PBDE congeners in car dust, to compare these levels with the levels determined in car dust from other countries and to assess human exposure by accidental dust ingestion / skin contact pathways. Number of studies on the investigation of PBDE levels in indoor environments in our country are very limited compared to other regions of the world and studies for micro-environments such as in-car environments conducted in our country have not appeared in the scientific litrature yet. For this reason, the results of current the study are very important in terms of providing a baseline information for such studies. Results of the study showed that congener concentrations were within the range of