Environmental threats of natural water contamination with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-55

  Winid, Bogumiła ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Environmental occurrence; PBDE; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928139289     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/28358     Document Type: Review

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