Trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in marine biota and in humans

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 457-484

  Sturm, Renate ^a   Ahrens, Lutz ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FOOD CHAIN; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE MAMMAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLYMER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEABIRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TEST; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650610113     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN10072     Document Type: Review

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