Regression models for explaining and predicting concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in fish from streams in the United States

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1346-1358

  Nowell, Lisa H ^a   Crawford, Charles G ^a   Gilliom, Robert J ^a   Nakagaki, Naomi ^a   Stone, Wesley W ^a   Thelin, Gail P ^a   Wolock, David M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish tissue; Models; Organochlorine pesticides; Pesticide use; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; EMPIRICAL REGRESSION MODEL; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; FISH TISSUE; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; LIPID CONTENT; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE RESIDUES; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; REGRESSION MODEL; STREAM SITES; TOBIT REGRESSION; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; URBAN AREAS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FISH; INSECTICIDES; MEATS; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SURVEYS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; LIPID; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

BENCHMARKING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; FISH; MODELING; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; FISHES; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDES; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; CORN BELT; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649218501     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-508.1     Document Type: Article

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