Concentrations and trophic interactions of novel brominated flame retardants, HBCD, and PBDEs in zooplankton and fish from Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 481, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 401-408

  Poma, Giulia ^a   Volta, Pietro ^b   Roscioli, Claudio ^a   Bettinetti, Roberta ^c   Guzzella, Licia ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CNR ISE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Lake Maggiore; Pelagic food web; Trophic Magnification Factor; Trophic level adjusted BMF

Indexed keywords

ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANTS; LAKES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; LAKE MAGGIORE; PELAGIC FOOD WEB; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC MAGNIFICATIONS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

1,2 BIS(2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOXY)ETHANE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; PENTABROMOETHYLBENZENE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PBDE; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD WEB; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ITALY; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC FISH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; SUMMER; TROPHIC LEVEL; WINTER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ITALY; LAKE MAGGIORE;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; LAKE MAGGIORE; PELAGIC FOOD WEB; TROPHIC MAGNIFICATION FACTOR; TROPHIC-LEVEL ADJUSTED BMF;

ANIMALS; BROMOBENZENES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; ITALY; LAKES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 84895730343     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.063     Document Type: Article

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