The occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in river and coastal biota from Portugal

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 306-310

  Gama, A C ^a,c   Sanatcumar, P ^a   Viana, P ^a   Barcelo D ^b   Bordado, J C ^c  

^a Instituto do Agua   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Brominated flame retardants; Contamination; Fish; Mussels; PBDEs

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; FLAME RETARDANTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; FISHES; MUSSELS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS(PBDE);

RIVER POLLUTION;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; FLAME RETARDANTS; RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; BIOTA; COASTAL ZONE; MOLLUSC; PBDE; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; RIVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BARBUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 33744902840     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.015     Document Type: Article

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