Age- and gender-related accumulation of perfluoroalkyl substances in captive Chinese alligators (Alligator sinensis)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 179, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-67

  Wang, Jianshe ^a   Zhang, Yating ^a   Zhang, Fang ^b   Yeung, Leo W Y ^c   Taniyasu, Sachi ^d   Yamazaki, Eriko ^d   Wang, Renping ^e   Lam, Paul K S ^c   Yamashita, Nobuyoshi ^d   Dai, Jiayin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^e Administration Bureau of Anhui Chinese Alligator National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation factors (BAF); Biomagnifications; Chinese alligators; Perfluorinated carboxylates; Perfluoroalkyl substances

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BIOMAGNIFICATIONS; CHINESE ALLIGATORS; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLATES; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXYLATION; FISH;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE; PERFLUOROBUTANE SULFONATE; PERFLUOROBUTANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODECANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROPENTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROCODILIAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR SINENSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROSPRAY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; MALE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84877326610     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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