Accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, hexabromobenzene, and 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane in Earthworm (Eisenia fetida). Effects of soil type and aging

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 9189-9194

  Nyholm, Jenny Rattfelt ^a   Asamoah, Robert Kumah ^a   Van Der Wal, Leon ^a   Danielsson, Conny ^a   Andersson, Patrik L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; BROMINATED COMPOUNDS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINE ATOMS; EISENIA FETIDA; HEXABROMOBENZENE; LOW MOBILITY; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SOIL AGING; SOIL TYPES; TERRESTRIAL BIOTA; WEIGHT LOSS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BROMINE; CYCLOHEXANE; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOILS;

1,2 DIBROMO 4 (1,2 DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE; BROMINE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOBENZENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; EARTHWORM; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MOBILITY; PBDE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE;

AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; ATOM; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHWORM; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; STANDARD; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 78650273927     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1023288     Document Type: Article

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