Baseline levels and trophic transfer of persistent organic pollutants in sediments and biota from the Congo River Basin (DR Congo)

The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs: (PCBs, PBDEs, DDTs, HCHs, CHLs and HCB) in sediments and biota from the middle Congo River Basin (CRB) and to investigate their trophic transfer through the aquatic food web using nitrogen stable isotope ratio...

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Main Authors: Vera Verhaert, Adrian Covaci, Steven Bouillon, Katya Abrantes, Dieudonné Musibono, Lieven Bervoets, Erik Verheyen, Ronny Blust
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412013001165