Differential bioavailability of polychlorinated biphenyls associated with environmental particles: Microplastic in comparison to wood, coal and biochar

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 220, Issue , 2017, Pages 150-158

  Beckingham, B ^a   Ghosh, U ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Black carbon; Gut fluid; Microplastic; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOCHEMISTRY; COAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYPROPYLENES; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WOOD;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BLACK CARBON; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; GUT FLUIDS; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; MICROPLASTIC; NATURAL ORGANIC MATERIALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; COAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LIPID; ORGANIC CARBON; PLASTIC; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHAR; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BLACK CARBON; COAL; PCB; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WOOD;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUT FLUID SOLUBILIZATION; HABITAT; INGESTION; LIQUID; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; SOLID; SOLID WATER DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WOOD; WORM; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; OLIGOCHAETA; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBON BLACK; COAL; IMPURITIES; PLASTICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYPROPYLENE; WOOD;

INVERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHARCOAL; COAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OLIGOCHAETA; PLASTICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYPROPYLENES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

EID: 85001114534     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.033     Document Type: Article

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