Determination of HBCD, PBDEs and MeO-BDEs in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded between 1993 and 2003

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 522-531

  Stapleton, H M ^a   Dodder, N G ^a   Kucklick, J R ^b   Reddy, C M ^c   Schantz, M M ^a   Becker, P R ^b   Gulland, F ^d   Porter, B J ^a   Wise, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lions; Flame retardants; HBCD; PBDE

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; MARINE POLLUTION; POLYETHERS;

CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS; HBCD; PBDE;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; PYRROLE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BROMINE COMPOUND; MARINE POLLUTION; PBDE; PINNIPED;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; LIPIDS; MALE; PHENYL ETHERS; SEA LIONS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 33645761317     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.045     Document Type: Article

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