Bioconcentration of chlorinated biphenyls in biota from the North Pacific Ocean

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1247-1261

  Hope, Bruce ^a,b   Scatolini, Susan ^a   Titus, Eric ^a  

^a Ogden Environ Ener Serv Co Inc   (United States)

^b Oregon Department Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOCONCENTRATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PCB; TROPHIC LEVELS;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ECHINODERM; FISH; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLLUSC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SEA URCHIN;

ANIMALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PACIFIC, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, MIDWAY ATOLL;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 0032032897     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10045-5     Document Type: Article

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