High levels of PCB and p,p'-DDE found in the blubber of killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 559-561

  Hayteas, David L ^a   Duffield, Deborah A ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

BIOACCUMULATION; CETACEAN; DDE; PCB; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER POLLUTION; WHALE;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034064999     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-326x(00)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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