Development of freshwater aquatic life criteria for Tetrabromobisphenol A in China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 169, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-63

  Yang, Su Wen ^a,b   Yan, Zhen Guang ^b   Xu, Fan Fan ^b   Wang, Sheng Rui ^b   Wu, Feng Chang ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Criterion continuous concentration; Criterion maximum concentration; Freshwater aquatic life criteria; Tetrabromobisphenol A

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT WATERS; AQUATIC ANIMALS; AQUATIC LIFE; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AQUATIC PLANTS; AQUATIC SPECIES; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CHINA; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TOXICITY DATA; TOXICITY TEST; TOXICITY VALUES; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

WATER;

TOXICITY;

TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHIRONOMUS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA MAGNA; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FRESHWATER AQUATIC LIFE CRITERIA; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GOLDFISH; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PLANT; RAINBOW TROUT; RANA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCENEDESMUS; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FRESH WATER; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84861890004     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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