Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in the aquatic environment of the mekong River, South of Vietnam

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 892-898

  Carvalho, Fernando P ^a   Villeneuve, J P ^b   Cattini, C ^b   Thuan, Dao Dinh ^c   Nhan, Dang Duc ^d  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

^c HANOI UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^d VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; PCB congeners; PCBs in bivalve molluscs; PCBs in sediments

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIVALVE MOLLUSCS; CAMBODIA; DRY WEIGHT; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; MEKONG RIVER; PCB CONCENTRATION; PCB CONGENERS; PCBS IN BIVALVE MOLLUSCS; PCBS IN SEDIMENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL CONGENER; SAMPLING SITE; SOFT TISSUE; SOUTH CHINA SEA; VIET NAM; WASTE DISCHARGES;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; VIETNAM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 71449101460     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9862-x     Document Type: Article

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