Concentration and emission fluxes of halogenated flame retardants in sewage from sewage outlet in Dongjiang River

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2891-2895

  Zeng, Yan Hong ^a,b   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Sun, Yu Xin ^a,b   Yu, Le Huan ^a,b   Chen, She Jun ^a   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dongjiang River; Flux; Halogenated flame retardant; Sewage; Source

Indexed keywords

BROMOBENZENE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HALOGEN;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BROMOBENZENES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HALOGENS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 80555155870     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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