A review of methods for measuring microplastics in aquatic environments

L Mai, LJ Bao, L Shi, CS Wong, EY Zeng - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
An increasing number of reports have been published concerning microplastic (MP)
pollution in aquatic environments. Methods used in these studies continue to be updated …

Contaminants in the Canadian Arctic: 5 years of progress in understanding sources, occurrence and pathways

RW Macdonald, LA Barrie, TF Bidleman… - Science of the Total …, 2000 - Elsevier
Recent studies of contaminants under the Canadian Northern Contaminants Program (NCP)
have substantially enhanced our understanding of the pathways by which contaminants …

[图书][B] Fundamentals of ecotoxicology

MC Newman - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Comparison of aquatic food chains using nitrogen isotopes.

G Cabana, JB Rasmussen - Proceedings of the National …, 1996 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have shown the utility of delta (15) N to model trophic structure and
contaminant bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs. However, cross-system comparisons in …

Trophic magnification factors: considerations of ecology, ecosystems, and study design

K Borgå, KA Kidd, DCG Muir… - Integrated …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Recent reviews by researchers from academia, industry, and government have revealed that
the criteria used by the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants under the …

Comparing trophic position of freshwater fish calculated using stable nitrogen isotope ratios (δ15N) and literature dietary data

MJ Vander Zanden, G Cabana… - Canadian Journal of …, 1997 - cdnsciencepub.com
Les rapports d'un isotope stable de l'azote (delta 15N) sont couramment utilisés pour
représenter la structure trophique des systèmes aquatiques; pourtant, la capacité du delta …

Biomagnification and bioaccumulation of mercury in an arctic marine food web: insights from stable nitrogen isotope analysis

L Atwell, KA Hobson, HE Welch - Canadian Journal of Fisheries …, 1998 - cdnsciencepub.com
Plusieurs études récentes ont montré que l'utilisation d'une analyse du delta 15N pour
caractériser les relations trophiques peut être utile pour suivre les biocontaminants dans les …

The effect of dietary nitrogen content on trophic level 15N enrichment

TS Adams, RW Sterner - Limnology and oceanography, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Given the great potential value of stable isotopes in a variety of scientific investigations,
surprisingly little attention has been paid to the underlying physiological and biochemical …

Lakes as sentinels and integrators for the effects of climate change on watersheds, airsheds, and landscapes

DW Schindler - Limnology and oceanography, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Lakes provide unique sentinels and integrators of events in their catchments and airsheds
and in the total landscapes in which they are embedded. A variety of physical, chemical, and …

A trophic position model of pelagic food webs: impact on contaminant bioaccumulation in lake trout

MJ Vander Zanden, JB Rasmussen - Ecological monographs, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
To test how well use of discrete trophic levels represents pelagic trophic structure, we
compiled dietary data from> 200 lake trout and pelagic forage fish populations and …