Transformation of PBDE mixtures during sediment transport and resuspension in marine environments (Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean Sea)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 168, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-95

  Salvadó, Joan A ^a   Grimalt, Joan O ^a   López, Jordi F ^a   Durrieu De Madron, Xavier ^b   Heussner, Serge ^b   Canals, Miquel ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decabromodiphenyl ether; Marine sediments; Polybromodiphenyl ethers; Postdepositional pollutant transport; Transformation of polybromodiphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

BDE 209; BROMINATED COMPOUNDS; COMMERCIAL MIXTURES; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; DUMPING SITE; GULF OF LION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MARINE SYSTEMS; MUD BELT; NW MEDITERRANEAN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLYBROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; PRODELTA; RE-SUSPENSION; SUBMARINE CANYON; SUPERFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ETHERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE CANYON;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84861001278     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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