Influence of trophic position and spatial location on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) bioaccumulation in a stream food web

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2316-2322

  Walters, David M ^a   Fritz, Ken M ^a   Johnson, Brent R ^a   Lazorchak, James M ^a   Mccormick, Frank H ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTION;

FOOD WEB; MACROINVERTEBRATE TAXA;

NUTRITION;

OCTANOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD WEB; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; PCB; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD WEB; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); WATER CONTAMINATION;

FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ERIE COUNTY [PENNSYLVANIA]; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; TWELVEMILE CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41649108509     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0715849     Document Type: Article

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