Concentrations and enantiomer fractions of organochlorine compounds in baltic species hit by reproductive impairment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2542-2551

  Wiberg, Karin ^a   Bergman, Anders ^b   Olsson, Mats ^b   Roos, Anna ^b   Blomkvist, Gun ^b   Haglund, Peter ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic; Enantiomer fraction; Gray seal; Organochlorine compounds; Salmon

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISEASES; METABOLITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

REPRODUCTIVE IMPAIRMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CHLORDANE; DISULFOTON; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PINNIPED; SALMONID;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENANTIOMER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SALMON; SEAL;

ANIMALS; BALTIC STATES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SALMO SALAR; SEALS, EARLESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BALTIC SEA;

ANIMALIA; GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036889186     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620211204     Document Type: Article

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