Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) accumulation by earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to biosolids-, polyurethane foam microparticle-, and penta-BDE-amended soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 13831-13839

  Gaylor, Michael O ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a   Hale, Robert C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION FACTORS; BIOTA-SOIL ACCUMULATION FACTORS; LAND APPLICATIONS; PASSIVE SAMPLING DEVICES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYMER FRAGMENTATIONS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; POLYURETHANE FOAMS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; POLYMERS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYURETHAN FOAM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYURETHAN; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOSOLID; EARTHWORM; FOAM; PBDE; SAMPLING; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL BIOTA; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSOLID; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EISENIA FETIDA; HOUSE DUST; LAKE SEDIMENT; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; STEADY STATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; OLIGOCHAETA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEWAGE;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; OLIGOCHAETA; POLYURETHANES; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84889807963     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403750a     Document Type: Article

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