Environmental mass spectrometry: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson - Analytical chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
BACKGROUND This biennial review covers developments in environmental mass
spectrometry for emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2006-2007. A few …

Recent developments in the analysis of brominated flame retardants and brominated natural compounds

A Covaci, S Voorspoels, L Ramos, H Neels… - … of Chromatography A, 2007 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent literature on the analysis of brominated flame retardants (BFRs)
and brominated natural compounds (BNCs). The main literature sources are reviews from …

Determination and occurrence of phthalates, alkylphenols, bisphenol A, PBDEs, PCBs and PAHs in an industrial sewage grid discharging to a Municipal Wastewater …

J Sánchez-Avila, J Bonet, G Velasco… - Science of the Total …, 2009 - Elsevier
Industrial and urban discharges release organic contaminants which might affect the quality
of receiving waters if not properly eliminated in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP). This …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment and bivalves from Korean coastal waters

HB Moon, K Kannan, SJ Lee, M Choi - Chemosphere, 2007 - Elsevier
Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in sediment
and bivalves collected from 25 coastal locations in Korea. Twenty major PBDE congeners …

Human and environmental exposure to PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in Africa: A review

P Ssebugere, M Sillanpää, H Matovu, E Mubiru - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews literature for the last two decades with emphasis on levels, toxic
equivalencies and sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine sediments from industrialized bays of Korea

HB Moon, K Kannan, M Choi, HG Choi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2007 - Elsevier
Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in coastal
sediments from heavily industrialized areas and major harbors in Korea.∑ PBDE20 …

PBDEs in environmental samples: sampling and analysis

S Król, B Zabiegała, J Namieśnik - Talanta, 2012 - Elsevier
The paper reviews the subject literature concerning analytical procedures routinely sed for
monitoring polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in environmental samples. It describes …

Brominated flame retardants and perfluoroalkyl acids in groundwater, tile drainage, soil, and crop grain following a high application of municipal biosolids to a field

N Gottschall, E Topp, M Edwards, M Payne… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dewatered municipal biosolids (DMB) were applied at a rate of 22 Mg dw ha− 1 to an
agricultural field in fall 2008. Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs; …

[HTML][HTML] Baseline levels and trophic transfer of persistent organic pollutants in sediments and biota from the Congo River Basin (DR Congo)

V Verhaert, A Covaci, S Bouillon, K Abrantes… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of persistent organic pollutants
(POPs:(PCBs, PBDEs, DDTs, HCHs, CHLs and HCB) in sediments and biota from the …

Persistent organic pollutants in fish from Charleston Harbor and tributaries, South Carolina, United States: A risk assessment

PA Fair, ND White, B Wolf, SA Arnott, K Kannan… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fish consumption is an important route of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
in dolphins as well as humans. In order to assess the potential risks associated with these …