Photochemical decomposition of 15 polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners in methanol/water

J Eriksson, N Green, G Marsh…

Index: Eriksson, Johan; Green, Nicholas; Marsh, Goeran; Bergman, Ake Environmental Science and Technology, 2004 , vol. 38, # 11 p. 3119 - 3125

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Abstract

Among all brominated flame retardants in use, the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been identified as being of particular environmental concern due to their global distribution and bioaccumulating properties, as observed in humans and wildlife worldwide. Still there is a need for more data on the basic characteristics of PBDEs to better understand and describe their environmental fate. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the ...