Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the atmosphere of Taizhou, a major E-Waste dismantling area in China

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 783-788

  Han, Wenliang ^a   Feng, Jialiang ^a   Gu, Zeping ^a   Chen, Duohong ^b   Wu, Minghong ^a   Fu, Jiamo ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; China; E waste; PBDEs

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT; COARSE PARTICLES; CONCENTRATION OF; CONGENER PROFILES; E-WASTE; GAS-PARTICLE PARTITIONING; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; URBAN SITE;

ETHERS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 71449102499     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9855-9     Document Type: Article

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