Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls from sediments to aquatic insects and tree swallow eggs and nestlings in Saginaw Bay, Michigan, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 484-492

  Froese, Kenneth L ^a   Verbrugge, David A ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^b   Niemi, Gerald J ^c   Larsen, Christen P ^c   Giesy, John P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Bioaccumulation; Biota sediment accumulation factor; Birds; Fugacity

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; EGG CONTAMINATION; PCBS; SEDIMENT; TREE SWALLOW;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; INSECT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

USA, MICHIGAN, SAGINAW BAY;

EID: 0031911482     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0484:BOPBFS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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