Vertical profile of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment from an e-waste area in South China

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3088-3092

  Chen, She Jun ^a   Tian, Mi ^a,b   Luo, Yong ^c   Lin, Zhen ^a,b   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Guangdong Forestry Survey and Planning Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; E waste area; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Sediment core; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

EID: 78650537017     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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