Reductive debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in anaerobic sediment and a biomimetic system

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1157-1164

  Tokarz III, John A ^a,c   Ahn, Mi Youn ^b,e   Leng, June ^a,d   Filley, Timothy R ^b   Nies, Loring ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wildlife International Ltd   (United States)

^d HDR ENGINEERING INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC SEDIMENT; BIOMIMETIC SYSTEM; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

BACTERIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; DEHALOGENATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; SEDIMENTS;

ETHERS;

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; DEHALOGENATION; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; HALF LIFE; MICROCOSM; PBDE; REDUCTION; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEBROMINATION; HALF LIFE TIME; MICROCOSM; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BROMINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ETHERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

TETRA;

EID: 39649095382     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071989t     Document Type: Article

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