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| Title: | An assessment of the bioaccumulation of estrone in Daphnia magna |
| Authors: | Gomes, RL
Deacon, HE
Lai, KM
Birkett, JW
Scrimshaw, MD
Lester, JN |
| Keywords: | Estrone
Daphnia magna
Biomagnification
Bioconcentration
Chlorella vulgaris |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Publisher: | Allen Press Publishing Services |
| Citation: | Gomes, R.L., Deacon, H.E., Lai, K.M., Birkett, J.W., Scrimshaw, M.D. and Lester, J.N. (2004). An assessment of the bioaccumulation of estrone in Daphnia magna. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 23, 105-108 |
| Abstract: | The bioaccumulation of estrone by Daphnia magna was determined. Direct uptake via the aqueous medium occurred within the first 16 hours. A bioconcentration factor of 228 was established over all temporal periods. Ingestion via Chlorella vulgaris gave a partitioning factor of 24 which may approximate to a biomagnification factor assuming steady state conditions. These preliminary results indicate that the partitioning to Daphnia magna via the food source, Chorella vulgaris is less significant than bioconcentration. |
| URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1257 |
| ISSN: | 0730-7268 |
| Appears in Collections: | Institute for the Environment Research Papers
Environment
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