Levels and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in plant, shellfish and sediment samples from Laizhou Bay in China

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1043-1050

  Jin, Jun ^a,b   Liu, Weizhi ^b   Wang, Ying ^b   Yan Tang, Xiao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Level; Plant; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Sediment; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE); SHELLFISH;

ETHERS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; ETHERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE POLLUTION; PBDE; PLANT; SHELLFISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRY WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLANTS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER; SHELLFISH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LAIZHOU BAY; SHANDONG;

EID: 40949106500     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.041     Document Type: Article

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