Evaluation of spatial distribution and accumulation of novel brominated flame retardants, HBCD and PBDEs in an Italian subalpine lake using zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 9655-9664

  Poma, Giulia ^a   Binelli, Andrea ^b   Volta, Pietro ^c   Roscioli, Claudio ^a   Guzzella, Licia ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CNR ISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Common roach; Hexabromocylododecane (HBCD); Lake Maggiore; Novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs); Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; ETHANE; FISH; LIPID; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; PBDE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ITALY; LAKE MAGGIORE;

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA; RUTILUS RUTILUS; TETRA;

BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; BROMOBENZENE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DREISSENA; ITALY; LAKE; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BROMOBENZENES; DREISSENA; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; ITALY; LAKES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906079259     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2826-7     Document Type: Article

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