Concentrations and sources of an emerging pollutant, decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE), in sewage sludge for land application

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 558-563

  De la Torre, A ^a   Concejero, M A ^a   Martinez M A ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decabromodiphenylethane; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Sewage sludge; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BDE-209; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; COMMERCIAL MIXTURES; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; DECABROMODIPHENYLETHANE; DRY WEIGHT; EMERGING POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LAND APPLICATIONS; LEACHING PROCESS; POLLUTANT LEVELS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SLUDGE PRODUCTION; URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ETHERS; LEACHING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

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

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHER; LEACHING; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

BROMOBENZENES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SEWAGE; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84858162293     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60801-2     Document Type: Article

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