Wastewater dilution index partially explains observed polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant concentrations in osprey eggs from Columbia River Basin, 2008-2009

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 682-697

  Henny, Charles J ^a   Grove, Robert A ^a   Kaiser, James L ^a   Johnson, Branden L ^a   Furl, Chad V ^b   Letcher, Robert J ^c  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomagnification factors; Dilution index; Idaho; Oregon; Osprey; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Productivity; Washington; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; DIELDRIN; FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

DILUTION; EGG; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RAPTOR; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DILUTION INDEX; EFFLUENT; EGG; FISH; LAKE; NONHUMAN; OSPREY; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIVER BASIN; SAMPLING; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

ANIMALS; EAGLES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; OREGON; OVUM; RIVERS; WASHINGTON; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

COLUMBIA BASIN; IDAHO; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES; PANDION; PANDION HALIAETUS;

EID: 79955924063     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0608-2     Document Type: Article

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