Explaining differences between bioaccumulation measurements in laboratory and field data through use of a probabilistic modeling approach

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-63

  Selck, Henriette ^a   Drouillard, Ken ^b   Eisenreich, Karen ^c   Koelmans, Albert A ^d   Palmqvist, Annemette ^a   Ruus, Anders ^e   Salvito, Daniel ^f   Schultz, Irv ^g   Stewart, Robin ^h   Weisbrod, Annie ⁱ   van den Brink, Nico W ^d   van den Heuvel Greve, Martine ^d  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

^g PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

ⁱ PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Field; Guideline; Laboratory; Model

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,4,5,2',4',5'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PYRENE; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; INSECT; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OWL; PERCH; POLLUTANT; POLYCHAETA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INSECTS; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERCHES; POLYCHAETA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PYRENES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRIGIFORMES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84859731193     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.217     Document Type: Article

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