Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1646-1653

  Syed, Jabir Hussain ^a   Malik, Riffat Naseem ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Wang, Yan ^b   Xu, Yue ^b   Zhang, Gan ^b   Jones, Kevin C ^c  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air; Dechlorane Plus; Pakistan; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

AIR; ETHERS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLES; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DECHLORANE PLUS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; PAKISTAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SOILS AND SEDIMENTS; TECHNICAL MIXTURES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PBDE; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

AMBIENT AIR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PAKISTAN; RURAL AREA; SEDIMENT; SURFACE SOIL; URBAN AREA;

PAKISTAN; RAVI RIVER;

AIR; DECHLORANE PLUS; PAKISTAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PAKISTAN; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL;

EID: 84885863678     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.054     Document Type: Article

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