Marine Ecology Progress Series · 2008 · 48 citations · 54 references
Natural SciencesEnvironmental SciencesMarine SciencesMarine EcologyMarine SedimentologySedimentologyContaminant FateMarine PollutantsMarine PollutionMarine Sediment ProcessesSediment ChemistrySediment ContaminationContaminant PersistenceContaminant SpeciationEnvironmental Fate Of ContaminantsEnvironmental Fate Of PollutantsOrganic Matter BurialOrganic Matter Contribution To SedimentsSediment BioturbationSediment-associated Contaminants
This experimental study examined the interactive effects of bioturbation and settling organic matter (OM) on the fate (burial and remobilisation) of 2 surface-deposited contaminants in Baltic Sea sediment: the metal Cd and a hydrophobic organic pollutant, the flame retardant BDE-99. Three macrofaunal species with diverse feeding and bioturbation strategies were used: the amphipod Monoporeia affinis, the clam Macoma balthica and the polychaete Marenzelleria spp. Radiolabelled contaminants were added to the sediment surface in association with 3 different OM types:
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Peter M. Chapman, Colin Janssen, Guido Persoone et al. · Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 1998 · 509 citations