Petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins from south China waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1713-1719

  Leung, Clement C M ^a   Jefferson, Thomas A ^b   Hung, Samuel K ^c   Zheng, Gene J ^a   Yeung, Leo W Y ^a   Richardson, Bruce J ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; DOLPHINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; PESTICIDES; PETROLEUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; SOUSA CHINENSIS;

EID: 28444488639     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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