Intrinsic debromination potential of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in different sediment slurries

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4724-4731

  Zhu, Haowen ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Wang, Xiaowei ^b   Luan, Tiangang ^b   Tam, Nora F Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WATER;

AEROBIC INCUBATION; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC INCUBATION; BROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; ORTHO-SUBSTITUTION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SEDIMENT SLURRIES; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; BROMINE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FRESH WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BROMINE; ETHER; FRACTIONATION; MANGROVE; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLURRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; DEBROMINATION; HONG KONG; MANGROVE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT; POND; SEDIMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BROMINE; FRESH WATER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALF-LIFE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HONG KONG; SEAWATER;

EID: 84899846043     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4053818     Document Type: Article

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