Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in American eels (Anguilla rostrata) from the Delaware River, USA

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-103

  Ashley, J T F ^a,b   Libero, D ^a   Halscheid, E ^a   Zaoudeh, L ^b   Stapleton, H M ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; RIVER; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; DELAWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 34548119503     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9090-1     Document Type: Article

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