Metals and organochlorines in tissues of a Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) and a killer whale (Orcinus orca) stranded in the United Kingdom

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 208-212

  Law, R J ^a   Allchin, C R ^a   Jones, B R ^a   Jepson, P D ^b   Baker, J R ^c,e   Spurrier, C J H ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e The Dormie   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOACCUMULATION; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MESOPLODON DENSIROSTRIS; ORCINUS ORCA; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 0030989535     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00148-8     Document Type: Article

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