Fate of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers in soil: Abiotic sorption, plant uptake, and the impact of interspecific plant interactions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6662-6667

  Mueller, Kevin E ^a   Mueller Spitz, Sabrina R ^a   Henry, Heather F ^a   Vonderheide, Anne P ^a   Soman, Rajiv S ^a   Kinkle, Brian K ^a   Shann, Jodi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ETHERS; HEALTH RISKS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SORPTION;

MONOCULTURE PLANTINGS; MONOCULTURE TREATMENTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE);

SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ETHERS; HEALTH RISKS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; MONOCULTURE; PBDE; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; BROMINATION; EXTRACTION; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; MONOCULTURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLLUTANT; RADISH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHERS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 33750861778     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060776l     Document Type: Article

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