Exposure and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds and airborne phthalates in Singapore's child care centers

• Main Authors: Jia, Shenglan, Sankaran, Gayatri, Wang, Bei, Shang, Hongtao, Tan, Sze Tat, Yap, Hooi Ming, Shen, Joanna, Gutiérrez, Ramona Alikiiteaga, Fang, Wenjuan, Liu, Min, Chang, Victor Wei-Chung, Ng, Lee Ching, Fang, Mingliang
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Child Care Centre; Phthalates
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152701
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Infants and children under 6 years old spend most of daily time in Child Care Centers (CCCs), especially in the tropical regions like Singapore. Environmental exposure and associated risk during this early critical developmental stage is of great public concern. In this study, seven representative v...