Biomagnification of higher brominated PBDE congeners in an urban terrestrial food web in North China based on field observation of prey deliveries

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5125-5131

  Yu, Le Huan ^a,e   Luo, Xiao Jun ^a   Wu, Jiang Ping ^a   Liu, Li Yu ^b   Song, Jie ^b   Sun, Quan Hui ^c   Zhang, Xiu Lan ^a,e   Chen, Da ^d   Mai, Bi Xian ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BDE-209; BIOMAGNIFICATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEBS; NORTH CHINA; NORTHERN CHINA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; RETENTION FACTORS; TERRESTRIAL FOOD WEBS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

ECOLOGY; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RATS; USER INTERFACES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BROMINE; LIPID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACTIVITY; CARBON ISOTOPE; DOMINANCE; DRAGONFLY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; GRASSHOPPER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIPID; METABOLISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PBDE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAPTOR; RODENT; SONGBIRD; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMAGNIFICATION; BIRD; CHINA; FOOD WEB; GRASSHOPPER; INSECT; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PREY; RAT; SPARROW; TECHNIQUE; URBAN AREA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHINA; CITIES; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POACEAE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RATS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; PASSERIDAE; RATTUS;

EID: 79959250796     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es200030z     Document Type: Article

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