Bioaccumulation and effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the sea star Asterias rubens L.

PCBs are among the most problematic marine contaminants. Converging towards the oceans via the rivers and the atmosphere, they concentrate in sediments where they become a permanent threat to organisms living at their contact. PCBs are extremely resistant, bioaccumulated and some congeners are consi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danis, Bruno
Other Authors: Porte, cinta
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2004
Subjects:
PCB
Online Access:http://theses.ulb.ac.be/ETD-db/collection/available/ULBetd-03162004-163427/