Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in combusted residues and soils from an open burning site of electronic wastes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2633-2641

  Luo, Qian ^a,b   Wong, Ming Hong ^b   Wang, Zijian ^a   Cai, Zongwei ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BDE 209; Brominated flame retardants (BFRs); Combusted residue; GC MS; Open burning; Soil

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTES;

BDE-209; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); COMBUSTED RESIDUE; GC-MS; OPEN BURNING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PBDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEY;

EID: 84906951463     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-2084-2     Document Type: Article

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