PBDEs in sediments of the Beijiang River, China: Levels, distribution, and influence of total organic carbon

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-231

  Chen, Laiguo ^a   Huang, Yumei ^a,b   Peng, Xiaochun ^a   Xu, Zhencheng ^a   Zhang, Sukun ^a   Ren, Minzhong ^a   Ye, Zhixiang ^b   Wang, Xinhua ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Sediment; The Beijiang River; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

BEIJIANG RIVERS; DISTRIBUTION; DONGJIANG RIVERS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ORGANIC CARBON; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MIXING; ORGANIC CARBON; PBDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

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

EID: 67349130865     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.033     Document Type: Article

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