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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Relationship between the lipid content of fish and their bioconcentration potential of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene.
Biotransport of organic pollutants to an inland Alaska lake by migrating sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Bioconcentration factors for metals in humic waters at different pH in the Ronnskar area (N.
Ten-year monitored natural recovery of lead-contaminated mine tailing in Klity Creek, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand
The bioconcentration factor (BCF) was calculated as the ratio between the measured Pb in duckweed and the applied Pb concentration (Zayed et al.
Effects of Lead on Chlorophyll Content, Total Nitrogen, and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Duckweed (Lemna minor)
The Multiplication Coefficient (MC) or Bioconcentration Fa ctor (BCF) according to Joonki et al, was also calculated using the equation:
Determination of lead, cadmium and chromium in the tissue of an economically important plant grown around a textile industry at Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria
Bioconcentration and biomagnification of mercury and methylmercury in North Sea and Scheldt estuary fish.
A quantitative synthesis of mercury in commercial seafood and implications for exposure in the United States
66 What factors affect the bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of pharmaceuticals in aquatic and terrestrial systems and food chains?
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: what are the big questions?
The higher concentration of both PFOA and PFOS in infants and young children for our population, exposed to PFOA mainly via drinking water, might be explained by a number of factors, including in utero exposure, high uptake by the child during breast-feeding, a relatively higher bioconcentration by the infant perhaps related to lower excretion, and a higher rate of water consumption relative to body size for children than for mothers.
Relationships of perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctane sulfonate serum concentrations between mother-child pairs in a population with perfluorooctanoate exposure from drinking water
Bioconcentration and bioaccumulation of PFCs are related to the length of the fluorinated chain in different species (Martin et al.
The in vitro estrogenic activities of polyfluorinated iodine alkanes
5 million metric tons (Tanabe 1988), and their bioaccumulation and bioconcentration in the food chain are well established.
Polychlorinated biphenyls disrupt intestinal integrity via NADPH oxidase-induced alterations of tight junction protein expression
The bioconcentration of pharmaceuticals in indicator species, such as aquatic life and their predators, could provide a better measure of environmental loading and accumulation because they are closer to sources of pollutants.
Meeting report: pharmaceuticals in water--an interdisciplinary approach to a public health challenge
2006), widespread bioaccumulation of PCBs in the biosphere, and bioconcentration in the food chain (Norstrom et al.
Polychlorinated biphenyls disrupt blood-brain barrier integrity and promote brain metastasis formation
For classification of long-term effects, these data must be used in combination with degradation data (ready biodegradability test), data on lipophilicity (log P), or data on bioconcentration (BCF) (European Commission 2001).
Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) is but the first step--how far will it take us? Six further steps to improve the European chemicals legislation

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