Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment and caged mussels (Elliptio complanata) deployed in the Niagara River

Chemosphere

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 778-786

  Richman, Lisa A ^a   Kolic, Terry ^a   MacPherson, Karen ^a   Fayez, Laila ^a   Reiner, Eric ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Caged Mussels; Elliptio complanata; Niagara River; PBDEs; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; MOLLUSCS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; URBAN GROWTH;

BIOMONITORING; CAGED MUSSELS; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; NIAGARA RIVER; PBDES;

RIVERS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; RIVER WATER;

BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PBDE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTAMINATED MUSSEL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

NIAGARA RIVER;

ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA;

EID: 84879460777     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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