Investigation of polychlorobiphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in tissues of tuna (Thunnus Thunnus thynnus) from the Mediterranean Sea in 1999

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 800-807

  Stefanelli, P ^a   Ausili, A ^a   Ciuffa, G ^a   Colasanti, A ^a   Di Muccio, S ^a   Morlino, R ^a  

^a ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; MIREX; NONACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FISH; GONAD; ITALY; LIVER; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUNA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECTICIDES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUNA;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THYNNUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036914680     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0131-5     Document Type: Article

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