A dynamic multimedia environmental and bioaccumulation model for brominated flame retardants in Lake Huron and Lake Erie, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1018-1025

  Lim, Dong Hee ^a   Lastoskie, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation factor; Brominated flame retardants; Fugacity based multimedia model; Polybrominated biphenyls; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; FUGACITY-BASED MULTIMEDIA MODEL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; LAKES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYACRYLATES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOBIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD WEB; FUGACITY; LAKE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HALF LIFE TIME; LAKE; MODEL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE HURON; MICHIGAN; SAGINAW BAY; UNITED STATES;

SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 79953755893     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.482     Document Type: Article

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