Declines in Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Contamination of San Francisco Bay following Production Phase-Outs and Bans | San Francisco Estuary Institute

Declines in Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Contamination of San Francisco Bay following Production Phase-Outs and Bans

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Sutton, R; Sedlak, M; Yee, D; Davis, JA; Crane, D; Grace, R; Arsem, N. 2015. Declines in Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Contamination of San Francisco Bay following Production Phase-Outs and Bans. Environmental Science and Technology, 49, 777-784.

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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es503727b

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10.1021/es503727b

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