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- Addresses a broad spectrum of the environmental issues surrounding organic bromine and iodine compounds
- Covers their partition among the environmental compartments and the potential for their long-range dissemination
Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 3R)
Part of the book sub series: Anthropogenic Compounds (HEC3)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This volume addresses a broad spectrum of the environmental issues surrounding organic bromine and iodine compounds. It covers their partition among the environmental compartments and the potential for their long-range dissemination. The important issue of their atmospheric chemistry is discussed in detail in the context of ozone depletion and global warming, and the significant difference between the reactions of methyl bromide and methyl iodide are underscored. The mammalian toxicity is discussed and the mechanisms of the degradation and transformation of organic bromine and iodine compounds addressed. There has been considerable interest in naturally occurring metabolites in the current debate on the fate and partition of methyl bromide that is an important fungicide and is produced in substantial quantities as a metabolite of marine algae. The possible natural occurrence of diphenyl ethers that are used as flame retardants have also been raised. A discussion is given on plausible mechanisms for the biosynthesis of representative organic bromine and organic iodine metabolites. Reaction pathways are illustrated throughout and comprehensive references are given.
Editors and Affiliations
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Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Alasdair H. Neilson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Organic Bromine and Iodine Compounds
Editors: Alasdair H. Neilson
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37055-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-02777-5Published: 09 October 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05700-7Published: 19 October 2010
Series ISSN: 1867-979X
Series E-ISSN: 1616-864X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 346
Topics: Environmental Management, Terrestrial Pollution, Environmental Health, Ecotoxicology