Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the marine pelagic food web, based on a seasonal study in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1976-1977

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 145-179

  Harding, Gareth C ^a   LeBlanc, Raynald J ^b   Vass, W Peter ^a   Addison, Richard F ^c   Hargrave, Barry T ^a   Pearre Jr , Sifford ^d   Dupuis, Annie ^d   Brodie, Paul F ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bioaccumulation; fish; food web; Gulf of St. Lawrence; PCBs; plankton; seawater

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD WEB; PCB; PCBS; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEMS;

GULF OF ST LAWRENCE;

EID: 0031106050     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(96)00077-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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