Application of a food web bioaccumulation model for the prediction of polychlorinated biphenyl, dioxin, and furan congener concentrations in lake ontario aquatic biota

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1389-1400

  Morrison, Heather A ^a   Whittle, D Michael ^b   Metcalfe, Chris D ^c   Niimi, Arthur J ^b  

^a Aqualink   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DIOXIN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD WEB; FURAN; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PCB; POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0033306339     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-066     Document Type: Article

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