Fuzzy model for risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-32

  Segui X ^a   Pujolasus, E ^a   Betro S ^a   Agueda A ^a   Casal, J ^a   Ocampo Duque, W ^b   Rudolph, I ^c   Barra, R ^c   Paez M ^d   Baron E ^e   Eljarrat, E ^e   Barcelo D ^e   Darbra, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^e INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Environmental risk assessment; Fuzzy logic; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

FUZZY LOGIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SAMPLING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CARNIVORE; CHILE; COLOMBIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUZZY LOGIC; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HERBIVORE; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHILE; COLOMBIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FUZZY LOGIC; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ARAGON; BIO BIO; CHILE; CINCA RIVER; COLOMBIA; HUESCA [ARAGON]; MAGDALENA [COLOMBIA]; SAN VICENTE BAY; SANTA MARTA; SPAIN; VERO RIVER;

EID: 84875475550     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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