Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the food web of a high mountain lake, Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1344-1352

  Vives, Ingrid ^a   Grimalt, Joan O ^a   Ventura, Marc ^b   Catalan, Jordi ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food web; Invertebrates; Phenanthrene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Trout

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BROWN TROUTS; FOOD WEB; METABOLIC DEGRADATION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER;

FOOD WEB; PAH;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BROWN TROUT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; LAKE; LITTORAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC ZONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; ISOTOPES; LIVER; MALE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SPAIN; TROUT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 18844400860     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-181R.1     Document Type: Article

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