UV-induced formation of bromophenols from polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3665-3670

  Bendig, Paul ^a   Vetter, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION CONDITIONS; PHOTOLYSIS PRODUCTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SECONDARY METABOLITES; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; UV ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

PHOTOLYSIS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; OCTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; METABOLITE; PBDE; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPONGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

ARTICLE; DEBROMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; ISOMERISM; PHENOLS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ALGAE;

EID: 84876205278     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304785f     Document Type: Article

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