Trophodynamics of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a marine food web

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2792-2799

  Zhang, Kun ^a   Wan, Yi ^a   An, Lihui ^a   Hu, Jianying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Food web; Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Seabirds; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEBS; METHOXYLATED POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERSS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; SEABIRDS; TROPHODYNAMICS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOLOGY; ETHERS; FISH; MEATS; OCEAN HABITATS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PBDE; SEABIRD; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEABIRD;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CRUSTACEA; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MOLLUSCA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78249269819     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.334     Document Type: Article

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