Perfluorinated compounds: Levels, trophic web enrichments and human dietary intakes in transitional water ecosystems

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 146-157

  Renzi, Monia ^a   Guerranti, Cristiana ^b,c   Giovani, Andrea ^b   Perra, Guido ^b   Focardi, Silvano E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daily dietary intakes; Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); Transitional water ecosystems; Trophic web enrichments

Indexed keywords

DIETARY INTAKES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; TRANSITIONAL WATERS; TROPHIC WEBS;

HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; MOLLUSCS; POLLUTION; SHELLFISH;

RIVER POLLUTION;

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

BIVALVE; CRAB; CRUSTACEAN; LAGOON; MACROALGA; MACROPHYTE; MOLLUSC; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SULFONATE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; AQUACULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTA; BIVALVE; CLAM; CRAB; CRUSTACEA; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; FISHING; HALF LIFE TIME; ITALY; LAGOON; MACROPHYTE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER; SEA BREAM; SEDIMENT; SOLEA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; ORBETELLO LAGOON; TUSCANY;

DAILY DIETARY INTAKES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS); PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA); TRANSITIONAL WATER ECOSYSTEMS; TROPHIC WEB ENRICHMENTS;

DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ITALY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886045907     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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