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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Indoor Built Environ. 2022 Jan 10;31(2):291–298. doi: 10.1177/1420326x211070859

Table 3.

Methods for studying mass transfer between SVOCs and dust a

Mechanisms Chambers Chemicals Dust Source Materials Ref
Sorption CLIMPAQ DEHP House dust PVC flooring 34
Direct contact Sorption Abrasion 500-L stainless steel chamber; 2.8-L glass flask DEHP; DnBP HD sand (SiO2); flower soil, Plasticized PVC polymer and wall paint 35
Direct contact Abrasion Emission 1.57-L stainless steel cylinder chamber PBDEs House dust Plastic TV casing treated with the Deca-BDE formulation 36
Emission Sorption 1.57-L stainless steel cylinder chamber; micro chamber PBDEs; HBCDs House dust Fabric curtains treated with the HBCD technical formulation 36
Direct contact Sorption 30-m3 stainless steel Large chamber PCBs House dust; ATD Aluminium sheets coated with a PCB-spiked primer or caulk. 8
Direct contact Sorption Emission 53-L stainless steel small chamber OPFRS 2 types House dust; ATD Release paper coated with paint, OPFR polyisocyanurate rigid foam 7
Direct contact with temperature Specifically designed small chamber; FLEC DEHP; DINP Standard dust composed of 7:3 weight ratio of standard mineral dust to standard wood powder dust; House dust PVC flooring materials 37
Direct contact Micro chamber TCPP Standard Reference Material dust TCPP-treated polyisocyanurate insulation board 33
Direct Contact Emission 328-cm3 round glass chamber HBCD; BEHTBP; TBBPA; HBBZ dust Decorative laminate, cotton sound insulation, PVC floor, and carpet 38
Direct contact Petri dish HBCD Artificial indoor dust, HD HBCD-treated curtains 39
Direct contact A surface electropolished stainless passive flux sampler DEHP House dust PVC sheet 40
Direct contact 10-L stainless steel canister DnBP; BBzP, DEHP, DEHA, and DINCH. House dust vinyl flooring, crib mattress cover 41
Direct contact Micro chamber; stainless-steel emission cell TDCPP; TCPS Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2585 dust flame-retardant-treated polyester curtains 42
Sorption Vacated apartment room PCB-29, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180, 8, 18, 31, 44, 66, 74, 99, 105 House dust on sheets of aluminium foil (29 cm x 29 cm) lying on the floor, 32
a.

CLIMPAQ (Chamber for Laboratory Investigations of Materials, Pollution, and Air Quality); DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate); DnBP (di-n-butyl phthalate); PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ether); HBCD (hexabromocyclododecane); DINP (di-isononyl phthalate); FLEC (Field and Laboratory Emission Cell); BEHTBP (bis(2-ethyl-1-hexyl) tetrabromophthalate); TBBPA (tetrabromobisphenol A); HBBZ (hexabromobenzene); BBzP (benzyl butyl phthalate); DEHA (bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate); DINCH (1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester); TCPS (tricresyl phosphate).