Environmental and human exposure to persistent halogenated compounds derived from e-waste in china

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1237-1247

  Ni, Hong Gang ^a,b   Zeng, Hui ^c   Tao, Shu ^c   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; E waste; Environmental occurrence; Human exposure; Persistent halogenated compounds

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONTROL SITES; DIBENZOFURANS; E-WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE (E WASTE); ENVIRONMENTAL OCCURRENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH; MASS LOADINGS; PCDD/FS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; REFERENCE SITES; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TOXIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ETHERS; HALOGENATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RECYCLING;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHLOROPOLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; HALOGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED PHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELD EMISSION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED;

CHINA;

EID: 77953598606     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.160     Document Type: Review

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