Incorporating ecological data and associated uncertainty in bioaccumulation modeling: Methodology development and case study

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2620-2626

  De Laender, Frederik ^a   Oevelen, Dick Van ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Soetaert, Karline ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION MODELS; ECOLOGICAL DATUM; FOOD WEBS; HYDROPHOBIC CHEMICALS; LINEAR INVERSE MODELS; MASS BALANCES; MESOZOOPLANKTON;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; FOOD ADDITIVES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ECOLOGY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD WEB; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; PREDATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD WEB; LAKE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ECOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 64349087046     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802812y     Document Type: Article

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