House crickets can accumulate polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) directly from polyurethane foam common in consumer products

Chemosphere

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 500-505

  Gaylor, Michael O ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^b   Hale, Robert C ^b  

^a Davis and Elkins College   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Crickets; Insects; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polyurethane foam

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); CRICKETS; INSECTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYURETHANE FOAM;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CRICKET; EXOSKELETON; FOAM; FOOD WEB; MOLT; MOVEMENT; PBDE; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INSECT; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855750820     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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