Remobilization of polychlorinated biphenyl from baltic sea sediment: Comparing the roles of bioturbation and physical resuspension

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2241-2249

  Hedman, Jenny E ^a   Tocca, Julia Stempa ^a   Gunnarsson, Jonas S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benthos; Flux; Invasive species; Mechanical disturbance; Pollutant

Indexed keywords

BALTIC SEA; BIOTURBATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MASS-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MECHANICAL DISTURBANCE; MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; RE-SUSPENSION; REMOBILIZATION; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATER COLUMNS;

DISSOLUTION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYCHAETE; REMOBILIZATION; RESUSPENSION; REWORKING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTURBATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; MARENZELLERIA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POLYCHAETA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMPHIPODA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBON; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; POLYCHAETA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

MARENZELLERIA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77950301887     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-576.1     Document Type: Article

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