title: Fragment constant method for prediction of fish bioconcentration factors of non-polar chemicals.
abstract: A fragment constant method for prediction of fish bioconcentration factor (BCF) was established based on experimental BCF values for 80 non-polar chemicals from nine classes. The model was evaluated using coefficients of determination and mean residuals, which are 0.995 and 0.1836, respectively. Jackknife tests were applied to examine the robustness of the prediction model on a class-by-class basis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. toas@urban.pku.edu.cn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D016014:Linear Models; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014873:Water Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls; D001554:Benzene