Spatial mapping of city-wide PBDE levels using an exponential decay model

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 643-650

  Hearn, Laurence K ^a   Kennedy, Karen ^a   Hawker, Darryl W ^b   Toms, Leisa Maree L ^d   Alberts, Vincent ^c   Mueller, Jochen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYURETHAN;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84857227856     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2em10656f     Document Type: Article

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