In-situ partitioning and bioconcentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among water, suspended particulate matter, and fish in the Dongjiang and Pearl Rivers and the Pearl River Estuary, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 306-316

  Li, Haiyan ^a,b   Lu, Lei ^a,b   Huang, Wen ^a,b   Yang, Juan ^a,b   Ran, Yong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factors; Fish; Partition coefficient; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; River water

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RIVERS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIO-CONCENTRATION FACTORS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); RIVER WATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; ESTUARY; FISH; PAH; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; RIVER WATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FRESHWATER FISH; MARINE SPECIES; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ESTUARIES; FISHES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902117816     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.036     Document Type: Article

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