Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the Arctic

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-233

  de Wit, Cynthia A ^a   Alaee, Mehran ^b   Muir, Derek C G ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Brominated flame retardants; Decabrominated diphenyl ether; Hexabromocyclododecane; Polybrominated biphenyls; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Tetrabromobisphenol A

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

ARCTIC; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DECABROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FLAME RETARDANTS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

PBDE;

AIR MONITORING; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BEAR; BROMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NORTH AMERICA; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WESTERN EUROPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC;

BRYOPHYTA; FALCO PEREGRINUS; TETRA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 33744830587     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.029     Document Type: Article

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