Toxic metals and selenium in blood from pilot whales (Globicephala melas) and sperm whales (Physeter catodon)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 348-351

  Nielsen, Jesper B ^a   Nielsen, Flemming ^a   Jørgensen, Poul Jørgen ^b   Grandjean, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood concentration; Cadmium; Mercury; Pilot whale (Globicephala melas); Selenium; Sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; WHALE;

DENMARK; FAROE ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 0034077199     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00231-3     Document Type: Article

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