Bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids by earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to contaminated soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 881-888

  Rich, Courtney D ^a   Blaine, Andrea C ^a   Hundal, Lakhwinder ^b   Higgins, Christopher P ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; BIOTA-SOIL ACCUMULATION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATES; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

FLUOROCARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PERFLEXANE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONATE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; CARBON; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; EARTHWORM; FILM; FOOD WEB; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSOLID; BIOTA; DRY WEIGHT; EISENIA FETIDA; NONHUMAN; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; STEADY STATE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

EISENIA FETIDA;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIOTA; CARBON; FLUOROCARBONS; LAURIC ACIDS; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER;

EID: 84921727159     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504152d     Document Type: Article

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