PCB-induced changes of a benthic community and expected ecosystem recovery following in situ sorbent amendment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1819-1826

  Janssen, Elisabeth M L ^a   Thompson, Janet K ^b   Luoma, Samuel N ^b   Luthy, Richard G ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Bioavailability; Biodynamic modeling; Functional ecology; Sediment remediation

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODYNAMIC MODELING; FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY; SEDIMENT REMEDIATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION; TISSUE;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SORBENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIVALVE; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER; IN SITU TEST; LIPID; MAGNITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MACOMA BALTHICA; MUSSEL; MYTILUS; NEANTHES ARENACEODENTATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIVALVIA; CHARCOAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYCHAETA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SAN FRANCISCO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

MACOMA BALTHICA; MYTILUS EDULIS; NEANTHES ARENACEODENTATA;

EID: 79960097665     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.574     Document Type: Article

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