Photodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether in house dust by natural sunlight

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 306-312

  Stapleton, Heather M ^a   Dodder, Nathan G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame retardants; House dust; Kinetics; Photodegradation; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED CONGENERS; HOUSE DUST;

FLAME RETARDANTS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ETHERS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; DECABROMOBIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

BROMINE COMPOUND; DUST; ETHER; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBROMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSE DUST; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SUNLIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DUST;

DUST; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 42449087718     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-301R.1     Document Type: Article

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