On the detoxification of benthic bivalves contaminated by POPs: Insights from experimental and modelling approaches

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-258

  Raccanelli, Stefano ^a   Libralato, Simone ^b   Favotto, Maurizio ^a  

^a VEGA Edificio Cygnus ^*  (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation model; Clam; Detoxification; Dioxin fingerprint; Field experiment; Persistent organic pollutants; Tapes philippinarum

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; DETOXIFICATION; HEALTH RISKS; MOLLUSCS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SHELLFISH; TOXICITY;

BIOACCUMULATION MODELS; CLAM; DIOXIN FINGERPRINT; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LOW POLLUTION; MODELING APPROACH; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION LEVEL; TAPES PHILIPPINARUM;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 53549095221     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-007-0127-9     Document Type: Article

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