PBDEs as indicator chemicals of urbanization along an urban/rural gradient in South China

Chemosphere

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 471-476

  Sun, Jian Lin ^a   Chen, Zheng Xia ^a   Ni, Hong Gang ^a   Zeng, Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Indicator chemicals; Molecular markers; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Surface sediment; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CHEMICALS; ETHERS; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

MOLECULAR MARKER; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POTENTIAL INDICATORS; RAPID URBANIZATION PROCESS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS; URBANIZATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

HEAT ISLAND; PBDE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATERSHED;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84878108397     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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