Fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers during wastewater treatment/polishing and sludge stabilization/disposal

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1140, Issue , 2008, Pages 394-411

  Arnold, Robert G ^a   Teske, Sondra ^a   Tomanek, Matt ^b   Engstrom, Jason ^a   Leung, Cary ^a   Zhang, Jianmin ^a   Banihani, Qais ^a   Quanrud, David ^c   Ela, Wendell P ^a   Sáez, A Eduardo ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Environmental Resolutions Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Flame retardants; PBDE; Sludge; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOSOLID; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETOTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SOIL INFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54949141762     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1454.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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