Toxicity of sediment-associated unresolved complex mixture and its impact on bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 203-204, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-175

  Du, Juan ^a,b   Mehler, W Tyler ^a,c   Lydy, Michael J ^c   You, Jing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Bioavailability; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Toxicity; Unresolved complex mixture

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHIRONOMUS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LETHAL EFFECTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; OIL LEAKS; PAH BIOAVAILABILITY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SUBLETHAL EFFECTS; TENAX EXTRACTION; UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURES;

ANIMALS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; MIXTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSECT; MORTALITY; OIL SPILL; PAH; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHIPPING; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHIRONOMUS; CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVERTEBRATE; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 84855691559     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.099     Document Type: Article

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