Geographical distribution of non-PBDE-brominated flame retardants in mussels from Asian coastal waters

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3107-3117

  Isobe, Tomohiko ^a,b   Ogawa, Shohei P ^b   Ramu, Karri ^b   Sudaryanto, Agus ^a,c   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AGENCY FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY BPPT   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

1,2 Bis(2,4,6 tribromophenoxy) ethane (BTBPE); Asia; Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE); Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs); Mussel watch; Non PBDE brominated flame retardants

Indexed keywords

1,2 BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; 1,2-BIS(2,4,6-TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; BROMOBENZENE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; SEA WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PBDE; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BIVALVIA; BROMOBENZENES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CAMBODIA; CHINA; INDIA; INDONESIA; JAPAN; KOREA; MALAYSIA; PHILIPPINES; VIET NAM;

MYTILUS EDULIS; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 84865541256     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0945-6     Document Type: Article

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