Biomagnification of DDT through the benthic and pelagic food webs of Lake Malawi, East Africa: Importance of trophic level and carbon source

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-20

  Kidd, Karen A ^a   Bootsma, Harvey A ^a,c   Hesslein, Raymond H ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^b   Hecky, Robert E ^b,d  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; PESTICIDES; TISSUE;

BIOMAGNIFICATION;

LAKE POLLUTION;

CARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; NITROGEN 15; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; CARBON; DDT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035171418     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es001119a     Document Type: Article

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