Fate of contaminants in Baltic Sea sediments: Role of bioturbation and settling organic matter

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 356, Issue , 2008, Pages 25-38

  Hedman, Jenny E ^a   Bradshaw, Clare ^a,b   Thorsson, Maria H ^b   Gilek, Michael ^b   Gunnarsson, Jonas S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b School of Life Sciences Södertörn University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BDE 99; Cadmium; Flame retardant; HOC; Macoma balthica; Marenzellena spp.; Monoporeia affinis; POP; Remobilisation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIOTURBATION; BIVALVE; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGNIN; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYCHAETE; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

BIVALVIA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MARENZELLERIA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 42249101353     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07218     Document Type: Article

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