The identification of readily bioavailable pollutants in Lake Shkodra/Skadar using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), bioassays and chemical analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 240-253

  Rastall, Andrew C ^a,b   Neziri, Anila ^c   Vukovic, Zeljko ^d   Jung, Christine ^a   Mijovic, Slavoljub ^d   Hollert, Henner ^a   Nikcevic, Svetlana ^d   Erdinger, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Shkodra 'Luigj Gurakuqi'   (Albania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO   (Montenegro)

Author keywords

Bioavailable pollutants; EROD inducing; Estrogenic potential; Hydrophobic organic pollutants (HOPs); Lake Shkodra Skadar; PAHs; Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs); Yeast estrogen screen (YES)

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; LAKE WATER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH;

BALKANS; EURASIA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HUMULUS LUPULUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 1842434889     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979632     Document Type: Article

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