Brominated flame retardant concentrations and trends in abiotic media

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-186

  Hale, Robert C ^a   La Guardia, Mark J ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a   Gaylor, Michael O ^a   Mainor, T Matt ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air; Brominated flame retardant; Hexabromocyclododecane; Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATION; POLYMERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AIR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATION; POLYMERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

PBDE; SLUDGE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BROMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; VAPOR; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 33744811426     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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