Distribution and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in aquatic organisms of different trophic levels and potential health risk assessment from Taihu lake, China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-64

  Tao, Yu ^a   Yuan, Zhang ^a   Xiaona, Hu ^a   Wei, Meng ^a  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic organism; Bioaccumulation; Food chain; Heavy metal; Risk assessment; Spatial distribution; Taihu lake

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER POLLUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BELLAMYA; BENTHOS; BIO CONCENTRATION FACTOR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; COILIA ECTENES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORBICULIDAE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ERYTHROCULTER ILISHAEFORMIS; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; LAKE SEDIMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; LAKES; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

BELLAMYA; BIVALVIA; COILIA ECTENES; CORBICULIDAE; ERYTHROCULTER ILISHAEFORMIS; HELIX POMATIA; PISCES;

EID: 84862137965     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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