Differential biomagnification of PCB, PBDE, Hg and Radiocesium in the food web of the European hake from the NW Mediterranean

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 974-983

  Harmelin Vivien, Mireille ^a   Bodiguel, Xavier ^b   Charmasson, Sabine ^c   Loizeau, Véronique ^b   Mellon Duval, Capucine ^b   Tronczyński, Jacek ^b   Cossa, Daniel ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

137Cs; Mediterranean; Mercury; Merluccius merluccius; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNIFICATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS; COMMERCIAL FISH; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; EXPOSURE SOURCES; FOOD WEBS; GLOBAL VIEW; GULF OF LION; HUMAN POPULATION; MARINE ORGANISMS; MEDITERRANEAN; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; NW MEDITERRANEAN; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOCESIUM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CESIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ECOLOGY; IMPURITIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CONTAMINATION;

CESIUM 137; MERCURY; NITROGEN 15; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISH; FOOD WEB; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCB; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EUROPE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD WEB; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GADIFORMES; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 84860321182     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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