Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Subarctic Ringed Seal Food Web in Lake Melville, Northern Labrador, Canada

A study was carried out on the distribution, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water and ringed seal food web of Lake Melville. The results indicate that short-chain PFAS such as perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) predominates in Lake Melville water. Concentrati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xiong, Dingyi
Other Authors: Lehnherr, Igor, Geography
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: University of Toronto 2021
Subjects:
0366
Canada
Lake Melville
Labrador Sea
ringed seal
Subarctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/108611

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