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

被引:137
作者
Mountouris, A [1 ]
Voutsas, E [1 ]
Tassios, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Tech Univ Athens, Dept Chem Engn, Lab Thermodynam & Transport Phenomena, Athens 15780, Greece
关键词
heavy metals; BCF; sediment; bioavailability; oxides;
D O I
10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00168-6
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:1136 / 1141
页数:6
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