Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs): Turning the corner in Great Lakes trout 1980-2009

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 9890-9897

  Crimmins, Bernard S ^a   Pagano, James J ^b   Xia, Xiaoyan ^c   Hopke, Philip K ^c   Milligan, Michael S ^d   Holsen, Thomas M ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^c CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK-POINTS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE SUPERIOR; LAKE TROUT; LEVELING OFFS; MACRO SCALE; MICHIGAN; NEARSHORES; ONTARIO; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; TEMPORAL PROFILE; TOP PREDATOR;

FISH; LAKES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PBDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; SALMONID; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL RECORD;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TROUT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GREAT LAKES REGION; LAKES; PERCIFORMES; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; TROUT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 84866413580     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302415z     Document Type: Article

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