Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington State, USA, reveal a combination of local and global polychlorinated biphenyl, dioxin, and furan signals

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Ross, Peter S ^a   Jeffries, Steven J ^b   Yunker, Mark B ^c   Addison, Richard F ^a   Ikonomou, Michael G ^a   Calambokidis, John C ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c Cascadia Research ^*  (Canada)

^d Cascadia Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Harbor seal; Phoca vitulina; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

FOOD WEB;

ECOLOGY;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; FURAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOINDICATOR; DIOXIN; FURAN; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PINNIPED;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOPSY; CALCULATION; CANADA; FOOD WEB; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FURANS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEALS, EARLESS; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WASHINGTON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ANIMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346728887     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-85     Document Type: Article

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