UVA/B-Induced formation of free radicals from decabromodiphenyl ether

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2581-2588

  Suh, Yang Won ^a   Buettner, Garry R ^b,c   Venkataraman, Sujatha ^c   Treimer, Stephen E ^d   Robertson, Larry W ^a,b   Ludewig, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a Department of Occupational and Environmental Health ^*  (United States)

^b Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology   (United States)

^c Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBROMINATION; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; DIPHENYL ETHERS; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES; ETHER BONDS; HYDROGEN ABSTRACTIONS; HYPERFINE SPLITTINGS; IRRADIATION TIME; POLY-BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; RADICAL FORMATIONS; SPIN TRAPS; SPIN-ADDUCTS; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UV EXPOSURES; UV IRRADIATIONS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BROMINE; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; MIXTURES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPIN DYNAMICS; TOLUENE;

FREE RADICALS;

BROMINE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ETHER; FREE RADICAL; IRRADIATION; PBDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBROMINATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPIN TRAPPING; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

FREE RADICALS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPIN LABELS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 64349115312     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8022978     Document Type: Article

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