Accumulation of dietary organochlorines and vitamins in Baltic seals

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-287

  Routti, Heli ^a   Nyman, Madeleine ^a   Bäckman, Christina ^b   Koistinen, Jaana ^c   Helle, Eero ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Biomagnification; Grey seal; Organochlorines; Ringed seal; Stable isotopes; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ETHANE; METABOLITES; OCEAN HABITATS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXICITY; VITAMINS;

1,1,1.TRICHLORO-2,2-BIS[P-CHLOROPHENYL]ETHANE (DDT); BALTIC SEA; BIOMAGNIFICATION; VITAMIN A;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHLORPHENOTANE; NITROGEN; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; DDT; PCB; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EFFECT; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREY; SEAL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FINLAND; LIVER; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 14844354525     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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