Vertical distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in soil cores taken from a typical electronic waste polluted area in South China

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-263

  Yang, Z Z ^a,c   Li, Y F ^b   Hou, Y X ^b   Liang, H Y ^a   Qin, Z F ^c   Fu, S ^c  

^a XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Electronic waste; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Soil core; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC WASTE; POLLUTED AREA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SOIL CORES; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL LAYER; SOUTH CHINA; SURFACE LAYERS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ETHERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77649234355     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9924-0     Document Type: Article

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