Distribution and possible sources of PBDEs in indoor dust in Guangzhou City

Zhongguo Huanjing Kexue/China Environmental Science

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1147-1152

  Huang, Yu Mei ^a,b   Chen, Lai Guo ^a   Wen, Li Jun ^c   Xu, Zhen Cheng ^a   Peng, Xiao Chun ^a   Ye, Zhi Xiang ^b   Zeng, Min ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HAINAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Indoor dust; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Source

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249145657     PISSN: 10006923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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