Chiral polychlorinated biphenyl transport, metabolism, and distribution: A review

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2757-2766

  Lehmler, Hans Joachim ^a   Harrad, Stuart J ^b   Hühnerfuss, Heinrich ^c   Kania Korwel, Izabela ^a   Lee, Cindy M ^d   Lu, Zhe ^e   Wong, Charles S ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d South   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FOOD WEB; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION PROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION PRODUCT; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT; CHIRAL COMPOUNDS; CHIRAL POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; CHIRAL SIGNATURES; CYTOCHROME P450; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; GAIN INSIGHT; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; PASSIVE DIFFUSIONS; RYANODINE RECEPTORS; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; MAMMALS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CYTOCHROME P450; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CYTOCHROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD WEB; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PCB; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; TOXICOLOGY;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHIRALITY; DIFFUSION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; FOOD WEB; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; REVIEW; RODENT; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOKINETICS; WEATHERING; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; STEREOISOMERISM;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 77950928205     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902208u     Document Type: Review

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