Levels of organochlorines (DDT, PCBs, toxaphene, chlordane, dieldrin, and HCHs) in blubber of South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) from Cape Cross/Namibia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 830-836

  Vetter, Walter ^a   Weichbrodt, Marion ^a   Scholz, Elke ^a   Luckas, Bernd ^a   Oelschläger, Herbert ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorinated hydrocarbons; DDT; Namibia; PCBs; Q1; South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus); Toxaphene

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; LINDANE; NONACHLOR; OXYCHLORDANE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEAL (ANIMAL);

ABSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNIQUE;

NAMIBIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032868862     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00071-5     Document Type: Article

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