Bioconcentration of heavy metals in aquatic environments: The importance of bioavailability

Mountouris, A; Voutsas, E; Tassios, D

dc.contributor.author	Mountouris, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Voutsas, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Tassios, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:35Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0025-326X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14573
dc.subject	BCF	en
dc.subject	Bioavailability	en
dc.subject	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject	Oxides	en
dc.subject	Sediment	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Marine & Freshwater Biology	en
dc.subject.other	Biodiversity	en
dc.subject.other	Concentration (process)	en
dc.subject.other	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject.other	Sediments	en
dc.subject.other	Statistical methods	en
dc.subject.other	Bioavailability	en
dc.subject.other	Marine pollution	en
dc.subject.other	heavy metal	en
dc.subject.other	aquatic environment	en
dc.subject.other	bioavailability	en
dc.subject.other	heavy metal	en
dc.subject.other	sediment chemistry	en
dc.subject.other	aquatic environment	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	bioaccumulation	en
dc.subject.other	bioavailability	en
dc.subject.other	data base	en
dc.subject.other	multivariate analysis	en
dc.subject.other	physical chemistry	en
dc.subject.other	sediment	en
dc.subject.other	Animals	en
dc.subject.other	Biological Availability	en
dc.subject.other	Databases, Factual	en
dc.subject.other	Food Chain	en
dc.subject.other	Geologic Sediments	en
dc.subject.other	Metals, Heavy	en
dc.subject.other	Models, Theoretical	en
dc.subject.other	Water Pollutants	en
dc.subject.other	cellular organisms	en
dc.title	Bioconcentration of heavy metals in aquatic environments: The importance of bioavailability	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00168-6	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00168-6	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	The importance of heavy metal bioavailability on the bioconcentration in aquatic biota is examined. To this purpose, mono- and multivariate statistical techniques are applied to develop correlations between heavy metal bioconcentration factor and sediment characteristics, that are expected to affect bioavailability, using a database of heavy metal concentrations in biota and sediment along with the available physicochemical characteristics. The statistical analysis show:, that satisfactory correlations are obtained only when factors that affect bioavailability, such as metal oxides concentration and organic carbon content in the sediment, are taken into account. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Marine Pollution Bulletin	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00168-6	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000179296900029	en
dc.identifier.volume	44	en
dc.identifier.issue	10	en
dc.identifier.spage	1136	en
dc.identifier.epage	1141	en