Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soils of the modern Yellow River Delta, China: Occurrence, distribution and inventory

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 791-797

  Chen, Chang'er ^a   Zhao, Hongxia ^a   Chen, Jingwen ^a   Qiao, Xianliang ^a   Xie, Qing ^a   Zhang, Yifei ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Modern Yellow River Delta; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Soil; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; RIVERS; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CONGENER COMPOSITIONS; CONGENER PATTERN; CONGENER PROFILES; MEAN VALUES; MODERN YELLOW RIVER DELTA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SOIL/SEDIMENT; YELLOW RIVER;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC MATTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PBDE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; YELLOW RIVER;

BOHAI SEA; CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84861659962     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.084     Document Type: Article

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