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Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan

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Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan. / Syed, Jabir Hussain; Malik, Riffat Naseem; Li, Jun et al.
In: Chemosphere, Vol. 93, No. 8, 11.2013, p. 1646-1653.

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Syed, JH, Malik, RN, Li, J, Wang, Y, Xu, Y, Zhang, G & Jones, KC 2013, 'Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan', Chemosphere, vol. 93, no. 8, pp. 1646-1653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.054

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Syed, J. H., Malik, R. N., Li, J., Wang, Y., Xu, Y., Zhang, G., & Jones, K. C. (2013). Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan. Chemosphere, 93(8), 1646-1653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.054

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Syed JH, Malik RN, Li J, Wang Y, Xu Y, Zhang G et al. Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan. Chemosphere. 2013 Nov;93(8):1646-1653. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.054

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Syed, Jabir Hussain ; Malik, Riffat Naseem ; Li, Jun et al. / Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan. In: Chemosphere. 2013 ; Vol. 93, No. 8. pp. 1646-1653.

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title = "Levels, profile and distribution of Dechloran Plus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan",
abstract = "No scientific data is available on emerging contaminants including Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Dechloran Plus (DP) levels in the environment in Pakistan. Levels of PBDEs and DP were determined in the soil, sediment and atmospheric samples along the stretch of River Ravi in Punjab Province. Average concentrations of ΣPBDEs in atmosphere, soils and sediments were 36 pg m(-3), 40 ng g(-1) and 640 ng g(-1). BDE-209 was the most abundant PBDE congener, showing that deca-BDE accounts for most of the total PBDE emitted in the environment of Pakistan. Total DP levels were calculated as 88 pg m(-3), 0.8 ng g(-1) and 1.9 ng g(-1) in air, soil and sediment samples, respectively. The lower average fractions of anti-DP showed significant differences to those of the technical mixtures, indicating the lack of DP production source in Pakistan.",
keywords = "Atmosphere, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Geologic Sediments, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated, Pakistan, Polycyclic Compounds, Soil",
author = "Syed, {Jabir Hussain} and Malik, {Riffat Naseem} and Jun Li and Yan Wang and Yue Xu and Gan Zhang and Jones, {Kevin C.}",
year = "2013",
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AU - Syed, Jabir Hussain

AU - Malik, Riffat Naseem

AU - Li, Jun

AU - Wang, Yan

AU - Xu, Yue

AU - Zhang, Gan

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

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N2 - No scientific data is available on emerging contaminants including Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Dechloran Plus (DP) levels in the environment in Pakistan. Levels of PBDEs and DP were determined in the soil, sediment and atmospheric samples along the stretch of River Ravi in Punjab Province. Average concentrations of ΣPBDEs in atmosphere, soils and sediments were 36 pg m(-3), 40 ng g(-1) and 640 ng g(-1). BDE-209 was the most abundant PBDE congener, showing that deca-BDE accounts for most of the total PBDE emitted in the environment of Pakistan. Total DP levels were calculated as 88 pg m(-3), 0.8 ng g(-1) and 1.9 ng g(-1) in air, soil and sediment samples, respectively. The lower average fractions of anti-DP showed significant differences to those of the technical mixtures, indicating the lack of DP production source in Pakistan.

AB - No scientific data is available on emerging contaminants including Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Dechloran Plus (DP) levels in the environment in Pakistan. Levels of PBDEs and DP were determined in the soil, sediment and atmospheric samples along the stretch of River Ravi in Punjab Province. Average concentrations of ΣPBDEs in atmosphere, soils and sediments were 36 pg m(-3), 40 ng g(-1) and 640 ng g(-1). BDE-209 was the most abundant PBDE congener, showing that deca-BDE accounts for most of the total PBDE emitted in the environment of Pakistan. Total DP levels were calculated as 88 pg m(-3), 0.8 ng g(-1) and 1.9 ng g(-1) in air, soil and sediment samples, respectively. The lower average fractions of anti-DP showed significant differences to those of the technical mixtures, indicating the lack of DP production source in Pakistan.

KW - Atmosphere

KW - Environmental Monitoring

KW - Environmental Pollutants

KW - Geologic Sediments

KW - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers

KW - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated

KW - Pakistan

KW - Polycyclic Compounds

KW - Soil

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