Congener pattern of hexabromobiphenyls in marine biota from different proveniences

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 393, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 358-366

  von der Recke, Roland ^a   Vetter, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; GC ECNI MSMS; Marine fish; Marine mammals; PBBs; Polybrominated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

MARINE BIOTA; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIOMASS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; FISH; ISOMERS; PORTS AND HARBORS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; HEPTABROMOBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; HEXABROMOBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; NONABROMOBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; OCTABROMOBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PENTABROMOBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BROMINE; FISH; METABOLITE; PINNIPED; PORPOISE; PROVENANCE;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MAMMAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PORPOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DOLPHINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FETUS; FISHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; MILK; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PORPOISES; SEALS, EARLESS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WHALES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

MAMMALIA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 39749160332     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.12.024     Document Type: Article

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