Multi-year measurements of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Arctic atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 8725-8735

  Su, Yushan ^a   Hung, Hayley ^a   Sverko, Ed ^a   Fellin, Phil ^b   Li, Henrik ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b AIRZONE ONE LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Atmosphere; Long range transport; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; VAPORIZATION;

LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

ETHERS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BROMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GROWTH RATE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION; WINTER;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36349033464     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.032     Document Type: Article

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