Bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soils and sediments - A perspective on mechanisms, consequences and assessment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-112

  Reid, B J ^a   Jones, K C ^a   Semple, K T ^a  

^a Inst Environ Nat Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Persistent organic pollutants; Sediments; Soils

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOAVAILABILITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; EARTHWORM; EXTRACTION; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TIME;

EID: 0033968799     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00206-7     Document Type: Article

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