Concentrations and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in soils and plants from a Deca-BDE manufacturing factory in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1133-1143

  Li, Yuan ^a   Niu, Shan ^b   Hai, Reti ^a   Li, Meng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b National Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurements   (China)

Author keywords

Deca BDE manufacturing factory; Plant; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Soil; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ETHER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANUFACTURING; NEW RECORD; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPSOIL;

CHINA; SHANDONG;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84921023652     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3214-z     Document Type: Article

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