Evidence of debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in biota from a wastewater receiving stream

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6663-6670

  La Guardia, Mark J ^a   Hale, Robert C ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC BIOTA; DEBROMINATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; METABOLISM; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; METABOLISM; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LABORATORY METHOD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERSISTENCE; SLUDGE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CRAYFISH; DEBROMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BROMINE; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PERCIFORMES; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARUS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; SEMOTILUS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 35148824785     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070728g     Document Type: Article

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