Superfund Research Program
Exploring the Importance of Aging in Contaminant Bioavailability and Remediation
Project Leaders: Jay Gan, Daniel Schlenk
Grant Number: R01ES024313
Funding Period: 2014-2020
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Comparing Black Carbon Types to Sequester PBDEs in Sediments
Research Brief - January 2014
Researchers from the University of California (UC), Riverside, found that the addition of black carbon reduces the bioavailability, or the fraction of chemicals that can be taken up by organisms, of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment.