Bioaccumulation of several brominated flame retardants and dechlorane plus in waterbirds from an e-waste recycling region in south China: Associated with trophic level and diet sources

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 400-405

  Zhang, Xiu Lan ^a   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Liu, Hong Ying ^b   Yu, Le Huan ^a   Chen, She Jun ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN SPECIES; BDE-209; BIOMAGNIFICATION; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CONGENER PROFILES; DIETARY SOURCES; E-WASTE; FOOD CHAIN; HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANT; METABOLIC CAPABILITIES; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SOUTH CHINA; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATERBIRDS;

BENZENE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ETHANE; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RECYCLING; WASTES;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

1,2 BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; 2,3,4,5,6 PENTABROMOETHYL BENZENE; 6 (1 HYDROXYETHYL) 2 [2 (3 METHANESULFONYLAMINO 1 PROPENYL) 4 PYRROLIDINYLTHIO] 1 METHYL 1 CARBAPEN 2 EM 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBON; DECHLORANE; FLAME RETARDANT; NITROGEN; PENTABROMOTOLUENE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; METABOLISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; RECYCLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATERFOWL;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; BROMOBENZENES; CHINA; DIET; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLES; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; RECYCLING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOLUENE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA;

AVES;

EID: 78651389663     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102251s     Document Type: Article

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