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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in gammarids, caddisflies, and bed sediments of the lowland River Po
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Abstract
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| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were investigated in sediments and invertebrates (gammarids and caddisflies) collected in the River Po, upstream and downstream from a polluted tributary. Besides a diffuse contamination by penta-BDE technical mixture, the river sediments identified the tributary as an important source to the main river of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209), which peaked to 64 μg/g (OC) in the downstream stretch. At 10 km downstream from the tributary, a higher bioavailability was evident than at 22 km, and small gammarids accumulated at two/three times the levels of PBDEs found in large gammarids. The congener profiles of sediments and invertebrates were dominated by BDE-47, BDE-99 and BDE-209. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. - New York
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Publication
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New York
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2009
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ISSN
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0007-4861
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DOI
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10.1007/S00128-008-9605-4
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Volume/pages
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82
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(2009)
, p. 200-205
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ISI
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000262432900014
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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