Mechanistic approach for estimating bioconcentration of organic chemicals in earthworms (oligochaeta)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2080-2090

  Jager, Tjalling ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Bioconcentration; Earthworms; Oligochaeta; Organic chemicals

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBENZENE; CHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; EARTHWORM; FOOD CHAIN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031657129     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<2080:MAFEBO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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