Persistent organic pollutant patterns in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

Chemosphere

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 914-921

  Roots, O ^a   Zitko, V ^b   Roose, A ^c  

^a Eesti Keskkonnauuringute Keskus   (Estonia)

^b Marine Environmental Science (Consultant)   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); Principal component analysis (PCA); The Baltic Sea

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES; SEALS;

GREY SEAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB); SEAFOOD;

POLLUTION;

LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BENTHOS; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHY; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; INGESTION; JUVENILE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOCA HISPIDA; POLLUTANT; POPULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEA FOOD; SEAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 21244490486     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.01.063     Document Type: Article

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