Congener-specific accumulation and environmental risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in diverse Korean sewage sludge types

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7480-7488

  Lee, Hyo Jin ^a   Kim, Chang Joon ^b   Hong, Gi Hoon ^b   Hong, Sang Hee ^b   Shim, Won Joon ^b   Kim, Gi Beum ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Domestic wastewater sludge; Industrial sludge; Livestock sludge; PBDEs; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PBDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE;

KOREA;

2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6-NONABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4'-TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DECABROMOBIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; SEWAGE; TRIBROMODIPHENYL ETHER 28;

ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOUTH KOREA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE;

EID: 84902533301     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2664-7     Document Type: Article

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