Terrestrial toxicity evaluation of decabromodiphenyl ethane on organisms from three trophic levels

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 703-710

  Hardy, M L ^a   Aufderheide, J ^b   Krueger, H O ^c   Mathews, M E ^c   Porch, J R ^c   Schaefer, E C ^c   Stenzel, J I ^c   Stedeford, T ^a  

^a Albemarle Corporation   (United States)

^b ABC Laboratories Incorporated   (United States)

^c Wildlife International Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Brominated flame retardants; Earthworms; Plants; Sewage sludge; Soil

Indexed keywords

DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ETHANE; NITRIFICATION; PLANT; RESPIRATION; SOIL; TOXICITY TEST; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DRY WEIGHT; ECOTOXICITY; EISENIA FETIDA; MAIZE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; ONION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLANT GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SLUDGE; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOYBEAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; SURVIVAL RATE; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; TOMATO; TOXICITY TESTING; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BROMOBENZENES; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; LOLIUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NITRIFICATION; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OLIGOCHAETA; ONIONS; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZEA MAYS;

ALLIUM CEPA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; EISENIA FETIDA; GLYCINE MAX; LOLIUM PERENNE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955521898     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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