INTEGRATION OF BIOACCUMULATION IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Authors
FEIJTEL T KLOEPPERSAMS P DENHAAN K VANEGMOND R COMBER M HEUSEL R WIERICH P TENBERGE W GARD A DEWOLF W NIESSEN H
Citation
T. Feijtel et al., INTEGRATION OF BIOACCUMULATION IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT, Chemosphere, 34(11), 1997, pp. 2337-2350
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
34
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2337 - 2350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1997)34:11<2337:IOBIAE>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The potential of a substance to bioaccumulate in the aquatic environme nt into an organism depends particularly on its lipophilicity and its metabolism within the organism. Bioaccumulation is an exposure-related parameter and will determine the body burden but it is not an 'effect ' or hazard in itself. Therefore, when appropriate, bioaccumulation sh ould be included as an exposure related parameter in the environmental risk assessment of substances.