Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in surface soils from e-waste recycling areas and industrial areas in South China: Concentration levels, congener profile, and inventory

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2688-2696

  Gao, Shutao ^a   Hong, Jianwen ^a,b,c   Yu, Zhiqiang ^a   Wang, Jingzhi ^a,b   Yang, Guoyi ^d   Sheng, Guoying ^a   Fu, Jiamo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Guangdong Institute for Drug Control   (China)

^d GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration level; Congener profile; E waste; Mass inventory; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONGENER PROFILES; E-WASTE; MASS INVENTORY; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; INDUSTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SOILS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INVENTORY; PBDE; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION POLICY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SURFACE SOIL;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUIYU; QINGYUAN;

EID: 81155148703     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.668     Document Type: Article

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