Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport.

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Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport. / Gouin, T.; Thomas, G. O.; Chaemfa, C. et al.
In: Chemosphere, Vol. 64, No. 2, 06.2006, p. 256-261.

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Gouin, T, Thomas, GO, Chaemfa, C, Harner, T, Mackay, D & Jones, KC 2006, 'Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport.', Chemosphere, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 256-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.071

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Gouin, T., Thomas, G. O., Chaemfa, C., Harner, T., Mackay, D., & Jones, K. C. (2006). Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport. Chemosphere, 64(2), 256-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.071

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Gouin T, Thomas GO, Chaemfa C, Harner T, Mackay D, Jones KC. Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport. Chemosphere. 2006 Jun;64(2):256-261. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.071

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Gouin, T. ; Thomas, G. O. ; Chaemfa, C. et al. / Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport. In: Chemosphere. 2006 ; Vol. 64, No. 2. pp. 256-261.

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title = "Concentrations of decabromodiphenyl ether in air from Southern Ontario : implications for particle-bound transport.",

abstract = "Atmospheric concentrations are reported for the main component of the brominated flame retardant decaBDE (BDE-209) in air samples collected from Southern Ontario for the period January 23–June 06, 2002. Levels ranged from below detection to 105 pg m−3 with virtually all of BDE-209 being trapped by the filter and thus deduced to be sorbed to aerosol particles. Thus, it is likely that the long-range atmospheric transport (LRAT) of BDE-209 is controlled by the transport characteristics of the aerosols. This conclusion that BDE-209 does not have the same potential for LRAT as other more volatile PBDEs is subject to possible complications arising from the uncertainties about the LRAT potential of aerosols.",

keywords = "DecaBDE, Long-range transport, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Deposition",

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