Emerging insects as a biotic pathway for movement of 2,3,7,8‐tetrachlorodibenzofuran from lake sediments. Fairchild, W., L., Muir, D., C., G., Currie, R., S., & Yarechewski, A., L. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 11(6):867-872, 1992.
Emerging insects as a biotic pathway for movement of 2,3,7,8‐tetrachlorodibenzofuran from lake sediments [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Abstract 10.1002/etc.5620110614.abs Emerging insects are a potential biotic transport route for export of contaminants sequestered in lake sediments to surrounding aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems Emerging insects (mainly Diptera) were collected from four lake mesocosms treated with 10 μg of sediment-sorbed 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran Insects emerging from the mesocosms had a mean contaminant concentration of 228 pg/g wet weight Contaminant export by emerging insects was from 0 2 to 2 1% of the total sediment contaminant content annually

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