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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorgy, Tamer George Alexan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35020