Dispersal patterns of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the vicinity of an automotive shredding and metal recycling facility

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-324

  Hearn, Laurence K ^a   Hawker, Darryl W ^b   Mueller, Jochen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Automotive shredding and metal recycling facility; Exponential decay model; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876994481     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2012.035     Document Type: Article

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