Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in atmosphere from three different typical industrial areas in Beijing, China

Chemosphere

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-42

  Dong, Yuan ^a   Fu, Shan ^a   Zhang, Yongfei ^a   Nie, Haifeng ^a   Li, Zheng ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Different industrial areas; Gas; Particulate matters; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; CHEMICALS; COAL; ETHERS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GALLIUM; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTES; THERMAL POLLUTION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

CHINA; COAL FIRED THERMAL POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SOLID WASTE INCINERATION PLANT; THERMAL POWER GENERATION; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES;

WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; AIR POLLUTANT; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOLID WASTE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; CITIES; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; INCINERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84920950353     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.11.043     Document Type: Article

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