Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in marine fishes from China: Levels, distribution and risk assessment

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 944-949

  Xia, Chonghuan ^a,b   Lam, James C W ^b   Wu, Xiaoguo ^c   Xie, Zhouqing ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coastal; Fish; Human health risk assessment; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

FISH; HEALTH RISKS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; COASTAL; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; PCB CONCENTRATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB); POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PSEUDOSCIAENA CROCEA;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARCINOGEN; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PCB; PERCIFORM; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FISH; HUMAN; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

CHINA;

BRAMIDAE; PAMPUS ARGENTEUS; PISCES; PSEUDOSCIAENA CROCEA; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 84865344460     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.048     Document Type: Article

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