Bioaccumulation of toxic organic compounds and their isomers into the organism of seals in West-Estonian archipelago biosphere reserve

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-312

  Roots, Ott ^a   Talvari, Anne ^b  

^a Ministry of the Environment Tallinn   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Bioaccumulation; Grey seal

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION;

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOACCUMULATION; NATURE RESERVE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEAL (ANIMAL); TOXIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSPHERE; ESTONIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEAL;

BALTIC SEA; ESTONIA;

ANIMALIA; GRYPUS; HALICHOERES; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033084090     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005983022130     Document Type: Article

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