Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners were analyzed in house dust samples collected in Croatian households. ∑PBDEs ranged between 1.1 ng g-1 dust and 17662.4 ng g-1 dust with BDE-99 being the most dominant congener accounting for approximately 60 %. The estimated daily intake (EDI) for toddlers as the most vulnerable population group ranged from 0.003 to 55.04 and from 0.01 to 110.07 ng kg-1 bw day-1 in the central and worst case scenario, respectively. The EDI calculated for the dominant BDE-99 in the sample with the highest ∑PBDE was in the worst case scenario 68.99 ng kg-1 bw day-1, which was quite close to the reference dose of 100 ng kg-1 bw day-1.
Keywords: Croatia; Dust ingestion; Estimated daily intake; House dust; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Toddler.
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