Dynamics of PCBs in the food web of Lake Winnipeg

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 712-727

  Gewurtz, Sarah B ^a   Gandhi, Nilima ^a   Stern, Gary A ^b   Franzin, William G ^b   Rosenberg, Bruno ^b   Diamond, Miriam L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Contaminant food web model; Lake Winnipeg; PCB

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION; CONTAMINANT FOOD WEB MODELS; LAKE WINNIPEG;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; FISH; FOOD WEB; PCB; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CANADA; LAKE WINNIPEG; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 33845934266     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[712:DOPITF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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