Contribution of priority PAHs and POPs to Ah receptor-mediated activities in sediment samples from the River Elbe Estuary, Germany.

The estuary of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea (Germany) is a sink for contaminated sediment and suspended particulate matter (SPM). One major concern is the effect of human activities on the hydrodynamics, particularly the intensive dredging activities in this area that may result...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Jens C Otte, Steffen Keiter, Christopher Faßbender, Eric B Higley, Paula Suares Rocha, Markus Brinkmann, Dierk-Steffen Wahrendorf, Werner Manz, Markus A Wetzel, Thomas Braunbeck, John P Giesy, Markus Hecker, Henner Hollert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795708?pdf=render