Concentrations of organochlorines in sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) from Southern Australian waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 486-503

  Evans, Karen ^a,b   Hindell, Mark ^a   Hince, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Organochlorine compounds; Physeter macrocephalus; Southern Australia; Sperm whale

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

MARINE MAMMALS; ORGANOCHLORINES;

SURFACE WATERS;

CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; DDT; HCH; MARINE POLLUTION; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; WHALE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; SEX; WHALE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 1242317006     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.08.026     Document Type: Article

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