Methods for predicting the rate constant for uptake of organic chemicals from water by fish

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2465-2471

  Brooke, David N ^a   Crookes, Michael J ^a   Merckel, Daniel A S ^b  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioconcentration

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS; DEPURATION; DIETARY EXPOSURE; INFORMATION REQUIREMENT; NUMBER OF METHODS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESTIMATION; FISH; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RATE CONSTANTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DATABASE; DEPURATION; DIET; FISH; GUIDELINE; OECD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84867695944     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1970     Document Type: Article

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