Why biota still accumulate high levels of PCB after removal of PCB contaminated sediments in a Norwegian fjord

Chemosphere

Volumn 46, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 1367-1372

  Voie, Øyvind Albert ^a   Johnsen, Arnt ^a   Kristin Rossland, Helle ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dredging; Mytilus; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Sediment; Semipermeable membrane devices

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DREDGING; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY;

WATER COLUMN;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

BIOACCUMULATION; DREDGING; FJORD; PCB; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DREDGING; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIVALVIA; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NORWAY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

NORWAY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0036118119     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00257-0     Document Type: Article

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