Comparison of organochlorine contaminants among sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations in California and Alaska

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 452-458

  Bacon, Corinne E ^a   Jarman, Walter M ^a   Estes, James A ^b   Simon, Mary ^c   Norstrom, Ross J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organochlorine; Pesticide; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Sea otter

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; MARINE MAMMAL; PCB; PCDD; PCDF;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033039602     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0452:COOCAS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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