Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in rain and snow from middle Germany

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 334-342

  Regnery, Julia ^a   Püttmann, Wilhelm ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport; Organophosphorus flame retardants; Plasticizers; Precipitation; TCEP; TCPP

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINWATER; SNOW;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 69549134149     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900050     Document Type: Article

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