Characterization of PBDEs in soils and vegetations near an e-waste recycling site in South China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2443-2448

  Wang, Yan ^a,b   Luo, Chunling ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Yin, Hua ^c   Li, Xiangdong ^d   Zhang, Gan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

E waste; PBDEs; Soil; South China; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BDE 209; BRASSICA; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES; E-WASTE; PBDES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SOUTH CHINA;

HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECYCLING; SOILS; VEGETABLES; VEGETATION; WASTES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

HEALTH RISK; PBDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; NONHUMAN; RECYCLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ALBOGLABRA;

EID: 80052312441     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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