Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in freshwater fish from Taihu Lake, China: Their levels and the factors that influence biomagnification

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 542-549

  Yu, Ying Xin ^a   Zhang, Shao Huan ^a   Huang, Ning Bao ^a   Li, Jun Ling ^a   Pang, Yu Ping ^a   Zhang, Xin Yu ^a   Yu, Zhi Qiang ^b   Xu, Zhi Guang ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Fish size; Molecular size; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNIFICATION; FISH SPECIES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER LAKES; FRESHWATER FISHES; LIPID CONTENT; MAGNIFICATION FACTORS; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR VOLUME; PCB CONGENERS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; TAIHU LAKE , CHINA; TAIHU LAKES;

FISH; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

FRESH WATER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY SIZE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FRESHWATER; LAKE WATER; LIPID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCB;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; LAKES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

EID: 84862817302     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1722     Document Type: Article

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