Spatial aspects of organochlorine contamination in northern fur seal tissues

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1024-1034

  Loughlin, Thomas R ^a   Castellini, Michael A ^b   Ylitalo, Gina ^c  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioxin like PCBs; Northern fur seals; Organochlorine; PCBs; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIPIDS; PESTICIDES; TISSUE;

SPATIAL ASPECTS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

DIOXIN; LIPID; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE;

BIOACCUMULATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MILK PRODUCTION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PINNIPED;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FUR SEAL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MILK; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; SEAL; TOXICITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ALASKA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FUR SEALS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MILK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEX FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0036806641     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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