TY - JOUR
T1 - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in freshwater isopods and field-partitioning between abiotic phases
AU - van Hattum, A.G.M.
AU - Curto Pons, M.J.
AU - Cid Montañés, J.F.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - An assessment was made of the in situ bioaccumulation of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in freshwater isopods in relation to their partitioning between sediments, particulate matter (>0.7 μm), and dissolved phases in eight different water systems of The Netherlands. Large differences in total (F PAHs) concentrations and in relative abundance of individual PAHs were observed between organisms and abiotic compartments and among sampling stations. Principal component analysis revealed distinct differences between PAH profiles in sediments and water. High molecular weight PAHs dominated in the sediments, fluoranthene and pyrene in the isopods, and naphthalene in water. Apparent lipid-based bioconcentration factors (BCFs) increased with increasing hydrophobicity (n-octanol/water partition coefficient; K(ow)). The total range of the BCFs varied only one order of magnitude, ranging from 10
AB - An assessment was made of the in situ bioaccumulation of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in freshwater isopods in relation to their partitioning between sediments, particulate matter (>0.7 μm), and dissolved phases in eight different water systems of The Netherlands. Large differences in total (F PAHs) concentrations and in relative abundance of individual PAHs were observed between organisms and abiotic compartments and among sampling stations. Principal component analysis revealed distinct differences between PAH profiles in sediments and water. High molecular weight PAHs dominated in the sediments, fluoranthene and pyrene in the isopods, and naphthalene in water. Apparent lipid-based bioconcentration factors (BCFs) increased with increasing hydrophobicity (n-octanol/water partition coefficient; K(ow)). The total range of the BCFs varied only one order of magnitude, ranging from 10
U2 - 10.1007/s002449900374
DO - 10.1007/s002449900374
M3 - Article
SN - 0090-4341
VL - 35
SP - 257
EP - 267
JO - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
JF - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
ER -
