Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in the environment and humans: A review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3679-3688

  Covaci, Adrian ^a   Gerecke, Andreas C ^b   Law, Robin J ^c   Voorspoels, Stefan ^a   Kohler, Martin ^b   Heeb, Norbert V ^b   Leslie, Heather ^d   Allchin, Collin R ^c   De Boer, Jacob ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC CYCLIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOMAGNIFICATION POTENTIAL; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES (HBCD); STEREOISOMERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

PARAFFINS;

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; PARAFFINS; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; MARINE MAMMAL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDATOR;

AIR POLLUTION; BIRD; BROMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDATOR; PREY; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; STEREOISOMERISM; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; STEREOISOMERISM;

MAMMALIA; RAPTORES;

EID: 33745119819     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0602492     Document Type: Review

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