pKa values of the monohydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs), polybrominated biphenyls (OH-PBBs), polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (OH-PCDEs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1322-1346

  Rayne, Sierra ^a   Forest, Kaya ^b  

^a Ecologica Research   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

acidity constants; environmental fate; monohydroxylated derivatives; polybrominated biphenyls; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls; polychlorinated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY CONSTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

ACIDITY; ETHERS; HALOGENATION; ISOMERS; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; EXTRACTION; HALOGENATION; IONIZATION; PKA; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HYDROXYLATION; PH; POLLUTANT; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROXYLATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77955005618     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2010.500885     Document Type: Article

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