The environmental fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in western Taiwan and coastal waters: evaluation with a fugacity-based model

The environmental fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a group of flame retardants that are considered to be persistent organic pollutants (POPs), around the Zhuoshui River and Changhua County regions of Taiwan was assessed. An investigation into emissions, partitioning, and fate of selec...

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Main Authors: O’Driscoll, Kieran, Robinson, Jill, Chiang, Wen-Son, Chen, Yang-Yih, Kao, Ruey-Chy, Doherty, Rory
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912977/