Geographical Distribution of Perfluorinated Compounds in Fish from Minnesota Lakes and Rivers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2549-2554

  Delinsky, Amy D ^a   Strynar, Mark J ^a   Mccann, Patricia J ^b   Varns, Jerry L ^c   Mcmillan, Larry ^c   Nakayama, Shoji F ^d   Lindstrom, Andrew B ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c National Caucus and Center on Black Aged Inc   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; FISH CONSUMPTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; LC/MS/MS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEATS; PERSONNEL; RIVERS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; EXTRACTION METHOD; FISH; FLUORIDE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SAMPLING; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FLUOROCARBONS; GEOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MINNESOTA; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950422695     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903777s     Document Type: Article

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