bioconcentration


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bioconcentration

The accumulation of a chemical in the tissues of an organism as a result of direct exposure to the surrounding medium.
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7 Element Bioconcentration Ratio of Coefficient Exceeding Standard Value Copper 0.
Comparative study of heavy metals in "soil-wheat" systems between sewage-irrigated areas and clean-water-irrigated areas in suburban Beijing
The bioconcentration factor (BCF), a ratio of metal concentration in plant shoots to metal concentrations in soil, is a good indicator for metal uptake, translocation, and accumulation in higher plants (Dos Santos Utmazian and Wenzel 2007; Unterbrunner et al.
Bioavailability of copper and zinc to poplar and microorganisms in a biosolids-amended soil
Viswnathan and Krishanamurti [3] introduced the factors that can increase toxicity of pesticides to aquatic biota at higher temperatures are higher solubility of toxicants in water, an augmented rate of uptake and blood flow & increased bioconcentration.
Studies on organochlorine pesticide residues in Hindon river surface water of Ghaziabad
Copper bioconcentration values range from 100x for benthic algae to 30,000x for phytoplankton.
Effect of copper to quat ratio on fixation and leaching of preservative components in alkaline copper quat-treated wood
In this study, the effect of culture age and bacterial biomass concentration on bioconcentration of six heavy metals (Ni, Cu, Pb, Fe, Cd and Zn) associated with a Nigerian crude (Bonny light) was investigated.
Effect of culture age and biomass concentration on heavy metal uptake by three axenic bacterial cultures
Besides those listed in the title, the properties include the bioconcentration factor of organic compounds, the threshold limit value and permissible exposure limit of organic and inorganic compounds, and others.
The Yaws handbook of properties for environmental and green engineering; adsorption capacity, water solubility, Henry's law constant..
Above-ground accumulations of arsenic were compared in nine plant species using bioconcentration factor (BCF), a measure of tissue concentration relative to concentration in a hydroponic solution.
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Transfer of DDT residues through food chain resulted in its bioconcentration culminating in its biomagnifications in primary and secondary consumers including man.
Resurrection of DDT : a critical appraisal
Both of these water quality criteria provide for the protection of aquatic life from acute and chronic toxicity to animals and plants, and from bioconcentration by aquatic organisms (U.
Biological assessment of Tecate Creek (U.S.-Mexico) with special regard to self-purification
Bioaccumulation, bioconcentration, and biomagnification all refer to the
From a nonpollutant into a pollutant: revising EPA'S interpretation of the phrase "discharge of any pollutant" in the context of NPDES permits
Bioconcentration factor values were very high in C.
Chromium accumulation and toxicity in aquatic vascular plants
DBP has been reported to have a mean bioconcentration factor of 167 mg/g.
Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology

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