Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in different fish from the river Elbe and its tributaries, Germany

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 199-209

  Stachel, B ^a   Christoph, E H ^b   Gotz R ^c   Herrmann, T ^d   Kruger F ^e   Kuhn T ^c   Lay, J ^f   Loffler J ^g   Papke O ^d   Reincke, H ^a   Schroter Kermani C ^h   Schwartz, R ⁱ   Steeg, E ^c   Stehr, D ^j   Uhlig, S ^k   Umlauf, G ^b  

^a Behoerde fuer Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c Institut fuer Hygiene und Umwelt   (Germany)

^d ERGO Forschungsgesellschaft mbH   (Germany)

^e ELENA   (Germany)

^f Lebensmittelueberwachung   (Germany)

^g Wasserguetestelle Elbe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer die Reinhaltung der Elbe   (Germany)

^h UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^j Lebensmittelueberwachung   (Germany)

^k Quo Data   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Dioxin like PCBs; Dioxins; Elbe; Fish

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FISH; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; RIVER ELBE; TRIBUTARIES;

MUSCLE;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FISH; MUSCLE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CYPRINID; DEMERSAL FISH; DIOXIN; EEL; FINFISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; SALMONID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EEL; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HAMBURG [GERMANY]; MULDE RIVER; SAALE RIVER; SAXONY-ANHALT;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; LEUCISCUS IDUS;

EID: 34547753487     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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