Distribution of organophosphorus flame retardants in sediments from the Pearl River Delta in South China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 544, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-84

  Tan, Xiao Xin ^a,b   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Zheng, Xiao Bo ^a,b,c   Li, Zong Rui ^a,b   Sun, Run Xia ^a,b   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Organophosphorus flame retardant; Pearl River Delta; Sediment; Sediment core

Indexed keywords

GEMS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

E-WASTE RECYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; HALOGEN-FREE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; SEDIMENT CORE; USAGE PATTERNS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

2 ETHYLHEXYLDIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; HALOGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANT; TRI N PROPYL PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTOXYETHYL PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE; TRIISOPROPYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIS (1,3 DICHLORO 2 PROPYL) PHOSPHATE; TRIS(2 ETHYHEXYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(CHLOROISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FLAME RETARDANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HALOGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ESTUARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RIVER; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84949523091     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.089     Document Type: Article

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