Modeling atmospheric vegetation uptake of PBDEs using field measurements

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4234-4239

  St Amand, Annick D ^a   Mayer, Paul M ^a   Blais, Jules M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC VEGETATION; PBDE TRANSPORT; WARMER TEMPERATURES;

AIR POLLUTION;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AIR POLLUTION; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONIFEROUS TREE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PBDE; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; GAS TRANSPORT; HALF LIFE TIME; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VEGETATION; VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENYL ETHERS; PICEA; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

PICEA; TETRA;

EID: 34250839436     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0624467     Document Type: Article

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