Differences in faecal profiles of porphyrins among river otters exposed to the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Biomarkers

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 262-266

  Blajeski, April ^a   Duffy, Lawrence K ^a   Bowyer, R Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Exxon Valdez oil spill; Lutra canadensis; Porphyrins; Prince William Sound; River otter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000190995     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13547509609079366     Document Type: Article

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