The trophodynamics of PCBs, including mono- and non-ortho congeners, in the food web of North-Central Lake Ontario

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-272

  Metcalfe, T L ^a   Metcalfe, C D ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Coplanar; Food web; PCBs; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOMAGNIFICATION; FOOD WEB; PCBS; TROPHIC DYNAMICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DYNAMICS; FOOD CHAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT;

CANADA; LAKE ONTARIO; ONTARIO;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 0030747576     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)84061-2     Document Type: Article

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