Brominated flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organochlorine pesticides in captive giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and red panda (Ailurus fulgens) from China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 4704-4709

  Hu, Guo Cheng ^a   Luo, Xiao Jun ^b   Dai, Jia Yin ^a   Zhang, Xiu Lan ^b   Wu, Hua ^a   Zhang, Cheng Lin ^c   Guo, Wei ^d   Xu, Mu Qi ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^b   Wei, Fu Wen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c Beijing Zoo   (China)

^d Chongqing Zoo   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ETHANE; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME SPRAYING; HISTOLOGY; LIPIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SPRAYING; FLAME RETARDANTS; TISSUE;

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS); BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFR); DEBDETHANE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; GIANT PANDA; LIPID WEIGHT; ORGANOCHLORINE (OC) PESTICIDES; POLY-BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

AILURIDAE; AILUROPODA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE;

AILURIDAE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; AILURUS FULGENS;

BDE-209; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DEBDETHANE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; GIANT PANDA; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 46849103148     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800017g     Document Type: Article

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