Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in surface sediments from principal watersheds of Shanghai, China: Levels, distribution, influencing factors, and risk assessment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2651-2660

  Wu, Ming Hong ^a   Tang, Liang ^a   Xu, Gang ^a   Ma, Jing ^a   Liu, Ning ^a   Wang, Liang ^a   Lei, Jian Qiu ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Risk assessment; Sediment; Shanghai

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; PBDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATERSHED;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84875484400     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1163-y     Document Type: Article

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