Photochemical decomposition of dissolved hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers under various aqueous conditions

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 791-797

  Bastos, Patricia Moreira ^a   Eriksson, Johan ^a   Bergman, Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical reactivity; Hydrogen peroxide; OH PBDEs; PBDEs; Persistence; Photolysis

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; ETHERS; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYLATION; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PHENOLS; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION RATES;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); HYDROXYLATED POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; OH-PBDES; PBDES; PERSISTENCE; PHOTOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BROMINE COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; ETHER; METHANOL; PBDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION;

EID: 70350526973     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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