Several current-use, non-PBDE brominated flame retardants are highly bioaccumulative: Evidence from field determined bioaccumulation factors

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 210-215

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

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation factor (BAF); Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); E waste; Influencing factors; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTES;

1 ,2-BIS(2 ,4 ,6-TRIBROMOPHENOXY) ETHANE; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING; INFLUENCING FACTORS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

BIOACCUMULATION;

1,2 BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; ALPHA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; BETA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; FLAME RETARDANT; GAMMA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; PENTABROMOETHYLBENZENE; PENTABROMOTOLUENE; SIGMA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; METABOLIC CAPACITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CHINA;

CIPANGOPALUDINA CHINENSIS;

EID: 78349313479     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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