Evaluating Polymeric Sampling as a Tool for Predicting the Bioaccumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Fish and Shellfish.

ABSTRACT: Recent research has shown that polymeric sampling data generally can predict the bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic contaminants by benthic and sessile invertebrates. Based on literature data, this review evaluated polymeric sampling as a tool for predicting the bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by pelagic and mobile fish and shellfish. Lipid-normalized concentrations (C_L) were linked to corresponding equilibrium polymer concentrations (C_P) to evaluate the (1) correlation between C_L and C_P, (2) accuracy when using C_P as surrogates for C_L, (3) effects of experimental variables on these results, and (4) implications associated with this approach. Generally, strong

SUBMITTER: Schmidt SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7478847 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature