Historical occurrences of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in Manila Bay, Philippines, and in the upper Gulf of Thailand

• Main Authors: Kwan, Charita S., Takada, Hideshige, Boonyatumanond, Ruchaya, Kato, Yoshihisa, Mizukawa, Kaoruko, Ito, Maki, Dung, Le Quang, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Santiago, Evangeline C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37872/1/Historical%20occurrences%20of%20polybrominated%20diphenyl%20ethers%20and%20polychlorinated%20biphenyls%20in%20Manila%20Bay.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37872/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969713011145

Historical trends of the accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a typical tropical Asian environment were investigated using radio-dated sediment cores from Manila Bay, the Philippines and from the upper Gulf of Thailand. Vertical profiles indi...