Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6332345 | Science of The Total Environment | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Site-specific concentrations in sediment pore water did not affect the modelling endpoints, but accurate site-specific measurements of freely dissolved concentrations in water turned out to be crucial for obtaining realistic model-predicted concentrations in biota. Numerous parameters and snapshot values affected the model performances, bringing uncertainty into the process and results, but overall, the models worked well for a small boreal lake ecosystem. We suggest that these models can be optimised for different ecosystems and can be useful tools for estimating the bioaccumulation and environmental fate of PCBs.
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Authors
Kaisa Figueiredo, Kimmo Mäenpää, Matti T. Leppänen, Mikko Kiljunen, Merja Lyytikäinen, Jussi V.K. Kukkonen, Hannu Koponen, Christina Biasi, Pertti J. Martikainen,