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Laurence K Hearn1, Karen Kennedy, Darryl W Hawker

  • 1The University of Queensland, National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia.

Journal of Environmental Monitoring : JEM
|January 5, 2012
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Passive air samplers effectively monitored polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) across Brisbane. PBDE levels were highest in commercial and industrial areas, decreasing with distance from the city center.

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