Use of trophic magnification factors and related measures to characterize bioaccumulation potential of chemicals

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-97

  Conder, Jason M ^a   Gobas, Frank A P C ^b   Borgå, Katrine ^c   Muir, Derek C G ^d   Powell, David E ^e  

^a ENVIRON International   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Food web; Persistent organic pollutant; Trophic magnification factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859700118     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.216     Document Type: Article

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