- In
aquatic toxicology,
bioconcentration is the ac****ulation of a water-borne
chemical substance in an
organism exposed to the water.
There are several...
- the environment.
Bioconcentration is
defined as
occurring when
uptake from the
water is
greater than excretion. Thus,
bioconcentration and bioac****ulation...
-
compared to its
surroundings (air or water), it is
referred to as
bioconcentration.
Biomagnification is
another process related to bioac****ulation as...
- can
rapidly volatilize from
water surfaces, and its
potential for
bioconcentration in
aquatic organisms is
considered low.
Occupational exposure to 1-chloropropane...
-
organism may lead to ****ulative toxicity. Bioac****ulation
tests use
bioconcentration factors (BCF) to
predict concentrations of
hydrophobic contaminants...
- areas. The
movement of
dioxins through the food web has
resulted in
bioconcentration and biomagnification. The
areas most
heavily contaminated with dioxins...
-
aquatic species based on log Kow data from
chain lengths less than C14 (
bioconcentration factor < 87%).
Levels of AO in
untreated influent were
found to be...
- of
measurement Blake canonical form, a
class of
logical expressions Bioconcentration factor, the ac****ulation of a
chemical in or on an
organism when the...
-
significantly influenced by hydrolysis, oxidation, volatilization,
bioconcentration, or
adsorption to sediment.
Propylene glycol is
readily biodegradable...
- 48-hour LC50
values for fish are
between 0.1 and 1.1 mM. Also the
bioconcentration factor for fish is very low. In
nature bacteria play a
major role in...
