Diffusion of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) from an e-waste recycling area to the surrounding regions in Southeast China

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1470-1476

  Zhao, Ya Xian ^a,b   Qin, Xiao Fei ^b   Li, Yan ^a,b   Liu, Peng Yan ^a   Tian, Mi ^a,b   Yan, Shi Shuai ^b   Qin, Zhan Fen ^b   Xu, Xiao Bai ^b   Yang, Yong Jian ^c  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Taizhou No 1 Middle School   (China)

Author keywords

Cinnamomum camphora; Diffusion; E waste recycling area; Log linear regression; Polybrominated diphenyl ether

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ETHERS; LINEAR REGRESSION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RECYCLING; WASTES;

CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; E-WASTE RECYCLING; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DISTANCE; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOMONITORING; DIFFUSION; EVERGREEN TREE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PBDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WASTE FACILITY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA;

EID: 68849119229     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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