Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in U.S. sewage sludges and biosolids: Temporal and geographical trends and uptake by corn following land application

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2055-2063

  Hale, Robert C ^a   La Guardia, Mark J ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a   Chen, Da ^a   Mainor, Thomas M ^a   Luellen, Drew R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; BDE-209; CHICAGO; CONGENER PATTERN; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GEOGRAPHICAL TRENDS; HUMAN BLOODS; INDOOR DUST; LAND APPLICATIONS; PERSISTENT CHEMICALS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; REGIONAL TRENDS; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; SURVEY DATA; TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTEWATER STREAMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; MANUFACTURE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TEXTILE PROCESSING; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOSOLID; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ETHER; MAIZE; MANUFACTURING; PBDE; POLYMER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; STREAM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSOLID; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MAIZE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CEREALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PLANT ROOTS; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEA MAYS;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863245870     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203149g     Document Type: Article

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