Geographical differences and time trends of persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 112-113, Issue , 2000, Pages 93-101

  Muir, Derek C G ^a   Norstrom, Ross J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Beluga; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Marine food web; PCBs; Polar bear; Ringed seal

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARCTIC; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENLAND; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; SEASHORE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LINDANE; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE; WHALES;

PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0034653348     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00255-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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