Current levels and trends of selected EU Water Framework Directive priority substances in freshwater fish from the German environmental specimen bank

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 866-876

  Fliedner, ^a   Lohmann, Nina ^b   Rüdel, Heinz ^a   Teubner, Diana ^c   Wellmitz, Jörg ^d   Koschorreck, Jan ^d  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^b Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biota monitoring; Compliance monitoring; Environmental quality standard; Environmental specimen bank; Trend monitoring

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INSECTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WATER CONSERVATION;

COMPLIANCE MONITORING; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIMEN BANK; EU-WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; TREND MONITORING;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DICOFOL; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; DANGEROUS GOODS; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMONITORING; BIOTA; COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOBANK; BIOTA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATED FISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIMEN BANK; FRESHWATER FISH; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIVER; TREND STUDY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER STANDARD; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CYPRINIDAE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEA FOOD; STANDARD; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

GERMANY;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; FRESH WATER; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84977079184     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.060     Document Type: Article

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