Bioconcentration of perfluorinated alkyl acids: How important is specific binding?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7214-7223

  Ng, Carla A ^a   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; GLOBAL POLLUTANTS; MECHANISTIC MODELS; PASSIVE DIFFUSIONS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAINBOW TROUTS (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS); TISSUE DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOMARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; CARBOXYLATION; FISH; PHARMACOKINETICS; PROTEINS;

BIOACCUMULATION;

ACID; ALKYL GROUP; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER; PERFLUORINATED ALKYL ACID; SERUM ALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FACILITATION; FATTY ACID; KINETICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC ACID; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN; SALMONID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARP; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FISH; GILL; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAINBOW TROUT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARPS; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUOROCARBONS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PROTEIN BINDING; SERUM ALBUMIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84880101461     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es400981a     Document Type: Article

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