Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated biphenyls in Australian sewage sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 980-989

  Clarke, Bradley ^a,b   Porter, Nichola ^a,b   Symons, Robert ^c   Marriott, Philip ^a   Ades, Peter ^d   Stevenson, Gavin ^c   Blackbeard, Judy ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Treatment Wastewater Program ^*  (Australia)

^c NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; PBBs; PBDEs; Persistent organic pollutants; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOSOLIDS; PBBS; PBDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOSOLID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PERSISTENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 51449110363     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.06.034     Document Type: Article

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