Observed Property
deposition
Observation Matrix
deposition variables
Object Of Interest
ACTRIS Vocabulary
2,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl ether
variable
mass flux
deposition PBDE 100 mass flux
deposition 2,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl ether mass flux
Mass flux is defined as the amount of mass transported per unit time across a unit area that is perpendicular to the direction of mass transport. Deposition is the sum of dry deposition (uptake at the earth's surface) and wet deposition (absorption into droplets followed by droplet precipitation, e.g., rain, snow, sleet) or impaction on the earth's surface (e.g., fog droplets). The chmical formula for 2,2',4,4',6-pentabromodiphenyl ether is C12H5Br5O. It belongs to the group of persitent organic pollutants (POPs) known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The IUPAC name is 1,3,5-tribromo-2-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)benzene