Ah receptor agonists in UV-exposed toluene solutions of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and in soils contaminated with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-169

  Olsman, Helena ^a   Hagberg, Jessika ^a   Kalbin, Georgi ^a   Julander, Anneli ^a   Van Bavel, Bert ^a   Strid, Åke ^a   Tysklind, Mats ^b   Engwall, Magnus ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ah receptor agonists; Calux; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Dioxin like; Photolysis; Photoproducts; Polybrominated dibenzofurans; Soil; UV

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; DECABROMOBIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; TOLUENE;

BIOASSAY; DIOXIN; EMBRYO; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CHICK EMBRYO; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHICK EMBRYO; FLAME RETARDANTS; PHENYL ETHERS; PHOTOLYSIS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33646829088     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2005.08.280     Document Type: Article

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