Accumulation pattern of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) found stranded along coastal California, USA

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-53

  Nakata, H ^a   Kannan, K ^b   Jing, L ^a   Thomas, N ^c   Tanabe, S ^a   Giesy, J P ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Dept Zool Inst Environ T   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California; DDTs; Organochlorines; PCBs; Sea otter

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; NONACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; MAMMAL; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BRAIN TISSUE; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; NEREIS;

EID: 0031738743     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00136-5     Document Type: Article

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