Levels of PCBs in wild bird eggs: Considering toxicity through enzyme induction potential and molecular structure

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1109-1116

  Quinn, L P ^a,b   Roos, C ^a   Pieters, R ^a   Loken K ^c   Polder, A ^c   Skaare, J U ^c   Bouwman, H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Congener patterns; MFO induction; South Africa; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIRDS; ENZYMES; HEALTH RISKS; METABOLISM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

CONGENER PATTERN; CONGENER PROFILES; CURRENT ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; MFO INDUCTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); SOUTH AFRICA; TOXIC POTENTIAL;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; PHENOBARBITAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIRD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH RISK; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PCB; TOXICITY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIRD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEEDING; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; WILD ANIMAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 84869882372     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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