Oxidative transformation of polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners (PBDEs) and of hydroxylated PBDEs (OH-PBDEs)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 606-613

  Moreira Bastos, Patricia ^a   Eriksson, Johan ^a   Vidarson, Jenny ^a   Bergman, Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Chemical reactivity; Hydroxylated PBDEs (OH PBDEs); Methoxylated PBDEs (MeO PBDEs); Oxidative transformation; Persistence; Polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners (PBDEs); Stability

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHANOL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; PBDE; PCB; PERSISTENCE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REACTION RATE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HALF LIFE TIME; HYDROXYLATION; METHYLATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BROMINE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALF-LIFE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROXYLATION; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

RATTUS;

EID: 55149090481     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-008-0045-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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