Processes of bioaccumulation: the importance of chemical speciation
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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| Keywords |
Analysis > Chemical analysis
Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms
Biological phenomena > Accumulation > Bioaccumulation
Chemical speciation
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
The realization of the importance of chemical speciation in marine pollution studies has brought chemists and biologists together such that not only can the chemical and geochemical behaviour of a pollutant be evaluated but this can be linked to the extent of toxicological effect of the predominant species of the contaminant (Bayne, 1979). This combination of chemical and biological understanding is an essential prerequisite of predictive modelling of the biological impact of pollutants. |
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