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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of short and medium chain polychlorinated paraffins in different species of fish from Liaodong Bay, North China [1]

Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are highly complex technical mixtures, and the short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are classed as persistent and have been included in the Stockholm Convention. However, there have been few studies of SCCPs and medium chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and their bioaccumulation and biomagnification in different species of fish. The present study investigated the levels, congener group profiles, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification of SCCPs and MCCPs in different species of fish from Liaodong Bay, North China.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
07/09/2017
Huiting Huang [3], Lirong Gao [4], Dan Xia & et al [5]
Scientific Reports [6]
1-9
Tags:
POPs [7], Marine Pollution [8], China [9], Marine Fisheries [10], Food Contamination [11], Health Effects [12], Toxins [13]
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[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06148-5
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/huiting-huang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lirong-gao
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dan-xia-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-fisheries
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins