Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, dibenzofurans and non-ortho substituted polychlorinated biphenyls in caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from the Canadian Arctic

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-204

  Hebert, C E ^a   Gamberg, M ^b,c   Elkin, B T ^d   Simon, M ^a   Norstrom, R J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Gamberg Consulting   (Canada)

^c Yukon Energy Mines and Resources   (Canada)

^d Wildlife Management Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Arctic; caribou (Rangifer tarandus); dibenzodioxins; dibenzofurans; polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DIBENZO 1,4 DIOXIN; DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

CARIBOU; DIBENZODIOXIN; DIBENZOFURAN; PCBS; PCDD;

CANAD, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, LAKE HARBOUR; CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, BATHURST ISLAND; CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CAPE DORSET; CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, SOUTHAMPTON ISLAND; CANADA, YUKON, BONNET PLUME; CANADA, YUKON, FINLAYSON; CANADA, YUKON, TAY;

EID: 0029668612     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05065-5     Document Type: Article

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