Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticide levels in tissues of Caretta caretta from the Adriatic Sea

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-161

  Perugini, M ^a   Giammarino, A ^a   Olivieri, V ^b   Guccione, S ^c   Lai, O R ^d   Amorena, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b ASL Pescara   (Italy)

^c Biologist   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic sea; Caretta caretta; Marine pollution; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DIOXIN; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PESTICIDE; TURTLE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33747857423     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao071155     Document Type: Article

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