Biotransformation versus bioaccumulation: Sources of methyl surfone PCB and 4,4'-DDE metabolites in the polar bear food chain

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1656-1661

  Letcher, Robert J ^a,c   Norstrom, Ross J ^b,c   Muir, Derek C G ^b,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; METABOLITES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; POLAR BEAR;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SEAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0032101564     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es970886f     Document Type: Article

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