Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil from the central Loess Plateau, China: Role of regional range atmospheric transport

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1391-1397

  Meng, Xiang Zhou ^a   Pan, Zhao Yu ^a   Wu, Jun Jie ^a   Qiu, Yan Ling ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Li, Guang Ming ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport; Huan County; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Soil; The Loess Plateau

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ETHERS; LANDFORMS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; HUAN COUNTY; LOESS PLATEAU; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SURROUNDING REGIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FRACTIONATION; LOESS; PBDE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; UPLAND REGION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FRACTIONATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE SOIL;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 79955591109     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.057     Document Type: Article

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