Brominated flame retardants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 449-455

  Muir, Derek C G ^a   Backus, Sean ^a   Derocher, Andrew E ^b,c   Dietz, Rune ^d   Evans, Thomas J ^e   Gabrielsen, Geir W ^b   Nagy, John ^f   Norstrom, Ross J ^g   Sonne, Christian ^d   Stirling, Ian ^a   Taylor, Mitch K ^h   Letcher, Robert J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

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

^f Government of Nunavut   (Canada)

^g CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATIVE COMPOUND; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS (BMFS); GEOGRAPHICAL TRENDS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD WEB; MAMMAL; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINATION; CANADA; FEMALE; FOOD WEB; GREENLAND; NONHUMAN; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; UNITED STATES; URSUS MARITIMUS;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BROMINE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; GREENLAND; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; URSIDAE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; UNITED STATES;

PHOCA HISPIDA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 31144467092     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051707u     Document Type: Article

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