Bioaccumulation of radiocaesium in Arctic seals

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1366-1371

  Carroll, JoLynn ^a   Wolkers, Hans ^b   Andersen, Magnus ^b   Rissanen, Kristina ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Barents sea; Bioaccumulation; Monitoring; Radiocaesium; Seals

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPURITIES;

FOOD WEB;

POLLUTION;

CESIUM 137;

BIOACCUMULATION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; PINNIPED; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MONITORING; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SEAL; TISSUE LEVEL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEALS, EARLESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

BARENTS SEA;

ANIMALIA; ERIGNATHUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0036897708     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00255-2     Document Type: Article

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