Food chain models

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This page provides a description and a link to a "Food chain models" modeling tool that can be used for modeling exposure levels or information needed in exposure assessment.

Short description

Contaminated aquatic and terrestrial environments typically result in the bioaccumulation of chemicals within all trophic levels of an ecosystem. Software models provide tools for tracking the movement of contaminants through food chains and for estimating chemical impacts on exposed biota.

Link

http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/fchain/index.htm

Key words

modeling, water, soil, transfer, fate