Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in sediment and fish from a Swedish River

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1065-1072

  Sellström, Ulla ^a   Kierkegaard, Amelie ^a   De Wit, Cynthia ^a   Jansson, B O ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fish; Flame retardants; Hexabromocyclododecane; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Sediment

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FISH; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SPECTROMETRY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031780357     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1065:PDEAHI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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