Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the surface sediments of the Taihu Lake, China

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1375-1382

  Zhou, Peng ^a   Lin, Kuangfei ^a   Zhou, Xiaoyu ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Huang, Kai ^a   Liu, Lili ^a   Guo, Jie ^a   Xu, Feng ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Inventory; PBDEs; Surface sediment; Taihu Lake

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; LAKES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

DISTRIBUTION; INVENTORY; PBDES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TAIHU LAKES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SURFACE WATER;

INVENTORY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MIXING; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAKE SEDIMENT; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

EID: 84863086594     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.048     Document Type: Article

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