Trophic magnification and isomer fractionation of perfluoroalkyl substances in the food web of Taihu Lake, China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2173-2182

  Fang, Shuhong ^a   Chen, Xinwei ^a   Zhao, Shuyan ^a   Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Jiang, Weiwei ^a   Yang, Liping ^a   Zhu, Lingyan ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; BIOTA; CAPRYLATES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; ISOMERISM; LAKES;

EID: 84894274310     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405018b     Document Type: Article

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