Organochlorine levels in Viperine Snake Natrix maura carcasses from the Ebro Delta (NE Spain): Sexual and size-related differences

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2641-2650

  Santos, X ^a   Pastor, D ^b   Llorente, G A ^a   Albaiges J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; DDTs; Natrix maura; PCBs; Pollutants; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; CARCASS; FEMALE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; SPAIN; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0033485414     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00199-X     Document Type: Article

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