Nondestructive pollution exposure assessment in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus): III. Hair as an indicator of endogenous organochlorine compound concentrations

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 158-167

  D'Havé, Helga ^a   Scheirs, Jan ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^a   Schepens, Paul ^a   Verhagen, Ron ^a   De Coen, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Erinaceus europaeus; Hair; Nondestructive biomonitoring; Organochlorine compounds; Pattern analyses

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TISSUE;

ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; HAIR; NONDESTRUCTIVE BIOMONITORING; ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS; PATTERN ANALYSES;

POLLUTION;

CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; OCTACHLOROSTYRENE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

HAIR; INSECTIVORE; MAMMAL; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEDGEHOG; LIVER; MAMMAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WILDLIFE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HAIR; HEDGEHOGS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 29744469153     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-208R.1     Document Type: Article

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