A review of bioconcentration factor (BCF) and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) assessments for organic chemicals in aquatic organisms¶
Arnot, J. A., & Gobas, F. A. (2006). A review of bioconcentration factor (BCF) and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) assessments for organic chemicals in aquatic organisms. Environmental Reviews, 14(4), 257-297.
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- Bioaccumulation
- Bioaccumulation also segments the problem into interpretable pieces — a modular structure Arnot and Gobas (2006) made explicit in their review of bioconcentration factor (BCF) and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) assessment for organic chemicals — assessing whether a chemical is persistent and lipophilic (physicochemical screening), measuring or estimating BCF and BMF (experimental or computational), and translating tissue concentration into risk via toxicological dose-response relationships.
This sourceComprehensive review distinguishing BCF/BAF/BMF and establishing the modular assessment framework.
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The abstract confirms a review of BCF/BAF assessment for organic chemicals in aquatic systems, but states no modular framework, BMF, or dose-response step.
“The status of bioaccumulation evaluations for organic chemicals in aquatic systems is reviewed to reduce uncertainty in bioaccumulation measurement, to provide quality data for assessment, and to assist in model development.”
- Bioaccumulation also segments the problem into interpretable pieces — a modular structure Arnot and Gobas (2006) made explicit in their review of bioconcentration factor (BCF) and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) assessment for organic chemicals — assessing whether a chemical is persistent and lipophilic (physicochemical screening), measuring or estimating BCF and BMF (experimental or computational), and translating tissue concentration into risk via toxicological dose-response relationships.
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