Use of the bioaccumulation factor to screen chemicals for bioaccumulation potential

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2261-2268

  Costanza, Jed ^a   Lynch, David G ^a   Boethling, Robert S ^a   Arnot, Jon A ^b,c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Arnot Research and Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioconcentration; Regulatory and resource implications; Screening bioaccumulation potential

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; BIOCONCENTRATION; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DERMAL EXPOSURE; ESTIMATION PROGRAM; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; REGULATORY AND RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS; SCREEN CHEMICALS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; FISH; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BIOACCUMULATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERFLUORO COMPOUND;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FISH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SCREENING TEST; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866354906     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1944     Document Type: Article

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