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Bioaccumulation
About: Bioaccumulation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7112 publications have been published within this topic receiving 208953 citations. The topic is also known as: bioakumulace.
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TL;DR: Data presented indicate that for metals and metalloids, unlike organic substances, no one BAF or TTF can be used to express bioaccumulation and/or trophic transfer without consideration of the exposure concentration.
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TL;DR: Positive linear relationships were found between heavy metal concentrations in all plant organs and those in water and sediment, thus indicating the potential use of such organs for pollution monitoring of water and sediments.
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TL;DR: High concentrations of the compounds investigated have been found to occur in macrophytic algae, particularly Cladophora glomerata, and similar concentrations to those in the fish were determined in different tissues of a wild duck.
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18 Oct 2011
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between field and laboratory information and international controls is discussed. But the authors focus on the toxicity of metals to marine life and do not consider the effects of metals on humans.
Abstract: 1 Introduction.- 1.1 Mercury.- 1.2 Cadmium.- 1.3 Other Metals.- 1.4 Sources and Controls.- 2 Toxicity Testing Techniques.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Terminology.- 2.3 Physical Factors in Toxicity Tests.- 2.4 Biological Factors in Toxicity Tests.- 2.5 Numbers of Test Animals.- 2.6 Chemical Conditions of Tests.- 3 Toxicity of Metals to Freshwater Fish.- 3.1 Arsenic.- 3.2 Cadmium.- 3.3 Chromium.- 3.4 Copper.- 3.5 Lead.- 3.6 Mercury.- 3.7 Nickel.- 3.8 Selenium.- 3.9 Silver.- 3.10 Vanadium.- 3.11 Zinc.- 4 Toxicity of Metals to Freshwater Invertebrates.- 4.1 Arsenic.- 4.2 Cadmium.- 4.3 Chromium.- 4.4 Copper.- 4.5 Lead.- 4.6 Mercury.- 4.7 Nickel.- 4.8 Selenium.- 4.9 Silver.- 4.10 Vanadium.- 4.11 Zinc.- 5 Toxicity of Metals to Marine Life.- 5.1 Arsenic.- 5.2 Cadmium.- 5.3 Chromium.- 5.4 Copper.- 5.5 Lead.- 5.6 Mercury.- 5.7 Nickel.- 5.8 Selenium.- 5.9 Silver.- 5.10 Vanadium.- 5.11 Zinc.- 6 Factors Affecting Toxicity.- 6.1 Interspecies Variations in Freshwater Fish.- 6.2 Interphyletic Variations.- 6.2.1 Freshwater.- 6.2.2 Saltwater.- 6.3 Life Stage.- 6.4 Water Hardness.- 6.5 Temperature.- 6.6 pH.- 6.7 Salinity.- 6.8 Acclimation.- 6.9 Fluctuating Exposure Concentrations.- 6.10 Mixtures of Metals.- 7 Freshwater Field Studies.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Biological Assessment.- 7.2.1 Zooplankton.- 7.2.2 Benthos.- 7.2.3 Fish.- 7.3 Water Quality.- 7.4 Case Studies.- 8 Tidal Water Field Studies.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Physical Factors.- 8.3 Chemical Factors.- 8.4 Biology.- 8.5 Case Studies.- 9 Bioaccumulation.- 9.1 Biomagnification of Metals.- 9.2 Factors Affecting Bioaccumulation.- 9.2.1 Physiological Condition.- 9.2.2 Growth.- 9.2.3 Salinity and Temperature.- 9.2.4 Age.- 9.2.5 Sex.- 9.2.6 Position Relative to Shoreline and Water Depth.- 9.2.7 Pollutant Interactions.- 9.3 Monitoring.- 10 Environmental Standards.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Derivation of Standards.- 10.3 Statistical Expression of the Standard.- 10.4 The Relationship between Field and Laboratory Information.- 10.5 Effluent Controls from Environmental Standards.- 11 International Controls.- References.
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