The uptake and bioaccumulation of PCBs by phytoplankton

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:6536396

Swackhamer, D L; Skoglund, R S; Stange, K ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis (USA)

Phytoplankton play a major role in the fate and transport of hydrophobic organic compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) due to their large biomass, their high lipid content, and their place as the primary step in the aquatic food web. Phytoplankton accumulate PCBs in the water column most likely as a result of water-lipid partitioning, and can pass the contaminants up through the food web by consumers or transport them to bottom waters by sedimentation. The process of PCB uptake and bioaccumulation by phytoplankton has been the focus of our study.

• OSTI ID: 6536396
• Report Number(s): CONF-900402--
• Journal Information: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA), Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Vol. 30:1; ISSN ACEPC; ISSN 0093-3066
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIPHENYL
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMISTRY
DATA ANALYSIS
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROCARBONS
MEASURING METHODS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHYTOPLANKTON
PLANKTON
PROCEEDINGS
UPTAKE
WATER CHEMISTRY