Trophic Magnification of Organic Chemicals: A Global Synthesis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 4650-4658

  Walters, D M ^a   Jardine, T D ^b   Cade, B S ^a   Kidd, K A ^c   Muir, D C G ^d   Leipzig Scott, P ^a  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHEMICALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS;

BIOMAGNIFICATION; COMBINED FUNCTIONS; FIELD CONDITIONS; GLOBAL SYNTHESIS; METABOLIC RATES; PROBABILISTIC MODELING; RAPID TRANSFORMATIONS; TROPHIC MAGNIFICATIONS;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

FRESH WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ENDOTHERMY; FOOD WEB; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; PROBABILITY; TRANSFORMATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FOOD WEB; HYDROPHOBICITY; LATITUDE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; SYNTHESIS; TROPHIC LEVEL; ANIMAL; FOOD CHAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84968752818     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00201     Document Type: Article

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