In Vivo Biotransformation Rates of Organic Chemicals in Fish: Relationship with Bioconcentration and Biomagnification Factors

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 50; no. 24; pp. 13299 - 13308
• Main Authors: Lo, Justin C, Letinski, Daniel J, Parkerton, Thomas F, Campbell, Dave A, Gobas, Frank A. P. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 20.12.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Bioaccumulation; bioaccumulation factor; Bioavailability; biochemical pathways; Biotransformation; Diet; exposure pathways; Fish; Fishes - metabolism; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; hydrophobicity; intestines; Organic chemicals; Organic Chemicals - chemistry; organic compounds; organic matter; quantitative structure-activity relationships; Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism

In vivo dietary bioaccumulation experiments for 85 hydrophobic organic substances were conducted to derive the in vivo gastrointestinal biotransformation rates, somatic biotransformation rates, bioconcentration factors (BCF), and biomagnification factors (BMF) for improving methods for bioaccumulati...