By B. Beek
The bioaccumulation of endocrine disruptors, power natural chemical compounds and different compounds of excessive environmental influence has turn into of accelerating curiosity in newest environmental learn, hazard research and toxicology. This quantity provides an up to date assessment and introduces the reader to the hot thought of "internal impact focus" linking bioaccumulation and biomagnification within the nutrients chain to ecotoxicology and possibility overview.
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J. Geyer et al. 22 BCF in algae (Chlorella fusca) BCFW: 34 BCFD: 170 BCF in fish (golden ide; uptake 3 days) BCFW: 120q BCFL: 1970q BCF in zebra fish (kinetic approach) BCFW: 74 e BCFL: 1850 e Bioaccumulation and Occurrence of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) 4-Octylphenol (OP) 5. 87 2,2-Bis-(3,5-dibromo4-hydroxyphenyl) propane Water Solubility (mg l–1) log KOW Detected in water, sludge, sediment, algae, mussel, or fish. J. Geyer et al. 69 (pH: 7) fresh water, sea water, sediment, mussel, and fish BCF in algae (Chlorella fusca): BCFW: 1,250 BCFD: 7,250 BCF in mussels (Mytilus edulis): BCFW: 170 BCFL: 20,000 (Anodonta anatina) BCFW: 80 BCFL: 7,340 (Pseudanodonta complanata) BCFW: 61 BCFL: 5,690 BCF in fish Golden orfe: BCFW: 219 BCFW: 334 BCFL: 5,000 BCFL: 5,510 Bioaccumulation and Occurrence of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Fathead minnow: BCFW: 770 BCFL: 7,330 45 BCF in mussels and fish: BCFW: 50–780 h BCFL: 7,300 i (mean) 46 Table 6 (continued) Chemical (common name, abbreviation, and/or IUPAC name) CAS no Chlordecone 143–50–0 (Kepone®) m 1,1a,3,3a,4,5,5,5a,5b, 6-decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta[cd] pentalen2-one Chemical structure Molecular formula and molecular mass [g mol–1] RPP a (%) Water Solubility (mg l–1) log KOW Detected in water, sludge, sediment, algae, mussel, or fish.
Recent studies by Oehlmann et al. [114] indicated that TBT increased the testosterone titers in female gastropods. Simultaneous exposure to TBT and to the antiandrogen cyproterone acetate suppressed imposex development completely in Nucella lapillus and greatly reduced imposex in Hinia reticulata. These results proved that the imposex inducing-effects of TBT are mediated by an increasing androgen level and are not caused directly by TBT itself. Furthermore, imposex development by TBT was suppressed in both snails by adding estrogens to the water.
0001. The graphic expression of Eq. (26) is presented in Fig. 9. To include the errors in both de- TIME AFTER FERTILIZATION (DAYS) Fig. 8. The total lipid content (% on a wet weight basis) of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus my- kiss) eggs during development. The lipid data of unfertilized egg, fertilized egg (9 days after fertilization), and just before eye stage (13 days) are from reference [100], all other data are from reference [99] 29 log BIOCONCENRATION FACTOR (BCFL) Bioaccumulation and Occurrence of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) LOG KOW Fig.
