Distribution of pcb congeners in aquatic ecosystems: A case study

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 799-813

  Bazzanti, M ^a   Chiavarini, S ^b   Cremisini, C ^b   Soldati, P ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIOACCUMULATION/EXCRETION MECHANISMS;

WATER POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; FAUNA; PCBS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ITALY; RIVER ARRONA;

ANAX IMPERATOR; ANIMALIA; ANTENNARIUS; CALOPTERYX SPLENDENS; DECAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ODANATA; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES ANTENNARIUS; RUTILIS; RUTILIS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS; RUTILUS; SCARDINIUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS;

EID: 0031282481     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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