Trophodynamics of hexabromocyclododecanes and several other non-PBDE brominated flame retardants in a freshwater food web

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5490-5495

  Wu, Jiang Ping ^a,b   Guan, Yun Tao ^b   Zhang, Ying ^c   Luo, Xiao Jun ^b   Zhi, Hui ^d   Chen, She Jun ^b   Mai, Bi Xian ^b  

^a Shenzhen Graduate School   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ETHANE; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CRUCIAN CARP; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; FOOD WEBS; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; MAGNIFICATION FACTORS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SOUTH CHINA; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TECHNICAL MIXTURES; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHODYNAMICS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

1,2 BIS( 2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; LIPID; NON POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; PENTABROMOETHYLBENZENE; PENTABROMOTOLUENE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; ETHANE; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; BROMINATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRY WEIGHT; ENANTIOMER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SUSPENSION; TROPHODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CHAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA;

ANIMALS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77954603692     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101300t     Document Type: Article

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