Levels of organochlorine compounds, including PCDDS and PCDFS, in the blubber of cetaceans from the west coast of North America

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 426-436

  Jarman, W M ^a,b   Norstrom, R J ^b   Muir, D C G ^c   Rosenberg, B ^c   Simon, M ^b   Baird, R W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Marine Mammal Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHLOROPHENOL; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY FAT; CANADA; CETACEA; DOLPHIN; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PAPER INDUSTRY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WHALE;

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANOCHLORINES; PCDD; PCDF;

PACIFIC, (NORTHEAST);

CETACEA;

EID: 0029770496     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(96)83973-7     Document Type: Article

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