An Asian quandary: Where have all of the PBDEs gone?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 375-382

  Martin, Michael ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^b   Richardson, Bruce J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; PBDEs; Polybrominated diphenylethers

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE); TREND ANALYSIS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PBDE; PCB; TOXICOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ASIAN; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CANCER; COMPUTER; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 8444238521     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.05.015     Document Type: Article

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