Elevated PCB contamination of coastal plants near polynyas in the high arctic

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-82

  France, R L ^a,b  

^a WDNRG Limnetics   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE;

ARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PLANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0030957258     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900446     Document Type: Article

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