Organochlorines in the free-ranging Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) from French Frigate Shoals, North Pacific Ocean

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 322, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Willcox, Maia K ^a   Woodward, Lee Ann ^b   Ylitalo, Gina M ^c   Buzitis, Jon ^c   Atkinson, Shannon ^d,e   Li, Qing X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

DDT; Dioxin like PCBs; Hawaiian monk seal; Marine pollution; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ECOSYSTEMS; METABOLITES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

XENOBIOTICS;

AIR POLLUTION;

DIOXIN; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; DDE; DDT; MARINE MAMMAL; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; SEASONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; HAWAIIA; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 1842786670     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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