Occurrence of brominated flame retardants other than polybrominated diphenyl ethers in environmental and biota samples from southern China

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 910-916

  Shi, Tian ^a   Chen, She Jun ^a   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Zhang, Xiu Lan ^a   Tang, Cai Ming ^a   Luo, Yong ^b   Ma, Yun Juan ^a   Wu, Jiang Ping ^a   Peng, Xian Zhi ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Planning Institute   (China)

Author keywords

12 bis(2,4,6 Tribromophenoxy)ethane (BTBPE); Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE); Electronic waste area; Pearl River Delta; Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE); Tetrabromobisphenol A bis(23 dibromopropyl ether) (TBBPA DBPE)

Indexed keywords

12-BIS(2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE (BTBPE); DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE (DBDPE); ELECTRONIC WASTE AREA; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDE); TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A BIS(23- DIBROMOPROPYL ETHER) (TBBPA-DBPE);

BIOCHEMISTRY; ETHANE; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; GEMS; HISTOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYACRYLATES; RIVERS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FISH; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; RECYCLING; RIVER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

AVES;

EID: 58949088466     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.047     Document Type: Article

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