Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in biosolids-amended soils
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are added to many consumer products as flame retardants. Their hydrophobic characteristics and high n-octanol-water coefficients make them partition in organic media such us sludge and biosolids, by-products of wastewater treatment which are commonly applied to...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35020 |