Formation of environmentally relevant brominated dioxins from 2,4,6,-tribromophenol via bromoperoxidase-catalyzed dimerization

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 7239-7244

  Arnoldsson, Kristina ^a   Andersson, Patrik L ^a   Haglund, Peter ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,4 ,6-TRIBROMOPHENOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BALTIC SEA; BROMOPEROXIDASE; DEBROMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MARINE SYSTEMS; NATURAL FORMATIONS; OXIDATIVE COUPLINGS; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; SMILES REARRANGEMENT; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRIBROMOPHENOL;

BROMINE; INCINERATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; BROMOPEROXIDASE; PEROXIDASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOTA; CATALYSIS; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INCINERATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PBDE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOTA; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEBROMINATION; DIMERIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INCINERATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; POLLUTANT;

DIMERIZATION; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATION; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; OCEANS AND SEAS; PEROXIDASES; PHENOLS; RHODOPHYTA; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84863527565     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301255e     Document Type: Article

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