Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments of southwest Taiwan: Regional characteristics and potential sources

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 815-823

  Jiang, Jheng Jie ^a   Lee, Chon Lin ^a   Fang, Meng Der ^a,b   Ko, Fung Chi ^c   Baker, Joel E ^d  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

PBDEs; PCBs; Pollution sources; Sediments; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

BDE-209; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; DETECTION LIMITS; OLD SHIPS; PBDES; PCB CONCENTRATION; PCB CONGENERS; PCBS; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; REGIONAL PATTERN; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TAIWAN;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPAIR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHIPS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6' DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',3,4,5 PENTACHLORODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PBDE; PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 79954597855     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.12.019     Document Type: Article

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