Environmental fate of three novel brominated flame retardants in aquatic mesocosms

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1060-1068

  De Jourdan, Benjamin P ^a   Hanson, Mark L ^b   Muir, Derek C G ^c   Solomon, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 ethylhexyl 2,3,4,5 tetrabromobenzoate; Bis(2 ethylhexyl)tetrabromophthalate; Bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane; Degradation; Tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3 dibromopropyl ether)

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYLHEXYL-2,3,4,5-TETRABROMOBENZOATE; BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)TETRABROMOPHTHALATE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ELECTRON CAPTURE NEGATIVE IONIZATION MODES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTODEGRADATION PRODUCTS; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

AIR QUALITY; DEGRADATION; ETHANE; ETHERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

2 ETHYLHEXYL 2,3,4,5 TETRABROMOBENZOATE; BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) TETRABROMOPHTHALATE; BIS (TRIBROMOPHENOXY) ETHANE; BROMINE; FLAME RETARDANT; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A BIS (2,3 DIBROMOPROPYL ETHER); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BROMINE COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; IONIZATION; MESOCOSM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOHALOGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTITIONING; PERSISTENCE; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IONIZATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MESOCOSM; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84876405910     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2165     Document Type: Article

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