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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in NY.NJ harbor and lower Delaware River Valley areas
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in NY.NJ harbor and lower Delaware River Valley areas
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ETD_2598
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.000053225
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eng
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Environmental Sciences
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Toxicology
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Measurement
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers--Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Toxicology
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers--Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Measurement
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Present dissertation is a compilation of several projects implemented at the disarmament of Environmental Science of Rutgers University under the supervision of Lisa A. Rodenburg. The goal of this work was to describe the fate and transport of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in North-East region of the United States. Chapter 1 of this dissertation outlines background information on PBDEs, their occurrence history and environmental and health problems associated with them. Chapter 2 analyzes atmospheric (particle, gas and rain) levels of PBDEs in NY/NJ Harbor. Atmospheric levels of BDEs in this region fall into the range of the values reported by other studies in US and around the world. Chapter 3 reveals high water column levels of PBDEs in Raritan Bay of NY/NJ harbor (relative to other aquatic systems in US and around the world) concluding that atmospheric deposition is not the main source of BDEs in the NY/NJ Harbor. Dry particle and wet deposition fluxes, as well as annual load of BDEs, are estimated in this chapter. Chapter 4 deals with atmospheric levels of BDEs in lower Delaware River valley, obtained by passive air sampling (PAS) methodology. This is the first study that describes BDEs in this region. Overall, atmospheric levels of BDEs are correlated with temperature but mostly in gas phase rather than in particle phase. Overall, PBDE concentrations do not show significant relationship with population density. Although, some congeners (BDE 47) show stronger relationship with population density at NY/NJ harbor and lower Delaware River valley, than others (BDE 99 and BDE 209). Gas-particle partitioning is important aspect of PBDE removal from the environment and was investigated in this dissertation. Also, water column partitioning between truly dissolved and particle phases was analyzed. While heavy molecular weight congener BDE 209 was predominantly found in particle (air) and particulate (water) phases, light congener BDE 47 was predominantly detected in gas (air) and truly dissolved (water) phases, and therefore, being more inclined for long range transport in the environment. As a result, unlike gas phase congeners, particle phase BDE congeners show strong Penta-BDE (BDE 47 and BDE 99) and Deca-BDE (BDE 209) commercial mixture signature at these regions.
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by Archil Zamadze
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Rutgers University
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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