Dietary exposure of fathead minnows to the explosives TNT and RDX and to the pesticide DDT using contaminated invertebrates

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 286-292

  Houston, Jerre G ^a   Lotufo, Guilherme R ^a  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; DDT; RDX; TNT; Trophic transfer

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; PESTICIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 24944497301     PISSN: 16604601     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005020012     Document Type: Article

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