Trophic transfer of arsenic and antimony in a freshwater ecosystem: A field study

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-293

  Culioli, Julia Laurence ^a   Fouquoire, Aurélie ^a   Calendini, Serge ^b   Mori, Christophe ^a   Orsini, Antoine ^a  

^a Laboratoire Sciences Pour l'Environnement   (France)

^b Office de l'Environment de la Corse   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioaccumulation; Bioconcentration; Fontinalis antipyretica; Metalloids; Salmo trutta

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BRYOPHYTE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIELD STUDY; FISH; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MINING; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRANCE; FRESH WATER; FRESHWATER BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; MINING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRAVONA RIVER; CORSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE CORSE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTES; FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA; INVERTEBRATA; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 70249092478     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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