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Book reviews Blut (1988) 56:272 Blur © Springer-Verlag 1988 Lillelund, K. v., et al.: Bioaccumulation in Food Chains. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, 1987. 327 pages. Ever since the finding of high concentrations of mercury in tuna, the principle of enrichment of environmental pollutants in the food chain, especially in aquatic animals, has become well known. Until recently, the individual steps in this accumulation remained less well investigated, and there were no data at all on quantitative relationships with regard to enrichment of pollutants. In order to alleviate this deficit, 18 laboratories within the framework of a DFG research program (Schwerpunktprogramm) investigated the important problems related to this phenomenon. Some questions to be resolved included: What is the importance of the individual trophic steps? What are the kinetics and transport mechanisms of the toxic substances and the distribution and decomposition of these substances in organisms? Of major importance in this investigation were the following substances: lindan, atrazin, lead, cadmium and mercury. The organisms studied were limited to algae, mussels and fish. The first part of this volume contains 11 articles with overlapping results on the mechanisms, kinetics, effects and test methods which, together with the results published in parallel in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Hematology Springer Journals

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Leitzmann, C.; Schulz, A.; Marti, H.
Annals of Hematology , Volume 56 (6) – Jun 1, 1988
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Blut (1988) 56:272 Blur © Springer-Verlag 1988 Lillelund, K. v., et al.: Bioaccumulation in Food Chains. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, 1987. 327 pages. Ever since the finding of high concentrations of mercury in tuna, the principle of enrichment of environmental pollutants in the food chain, especially in aquatic animals, has become well known. Until recently, the individual steps in this accumulation remained less well investigated, and there were no data at all on...
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1988 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Hematology; Oncology
ISSN
0939-5555
eISSN
1432-0584
DOI
10.1007/BF00320289
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Blut (1988) 56:272 Blur © Springer-Verlag 1988 Lillelund, K. v., et al.: Bioaccumulation in Food Chains. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, 1987. 327 pages. Ever since the finding of high concentrations of mercury in tuna, the principle of enrichment of environmental pollutants in the food chain, especially in aquatic animals, has become well known. Until recently, the individual steps in this accumulation remained less well investigated, and there were no data at all on quantitative relationships with regard to enrichment of pollutants. In order to alleviate this deficit, 18 laboratories within the framework of a DFG research program (Schwerpunktprogramm) investigated the important problems related to this phenomenon. Some questions to be resolved included: What is the importance of the individual trophic steps? What are the kinetics and transport mechanisms of the toxic substances and the distribution and decomposition of these substances in organisms? Of major importance in this investigation were the following substances: lindan, atrazin, lead, cadmium and mercury. The organisms studied were limited to algae, mussels and fish. The first part of this volume contains 11 articles with overlapping results on the mechanisms, kinetics, effects and test methods which, together with the results published in parallel in the

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