Biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane flame retardants in the polar bear food chain in Svalbard, Norway

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2502-2511

  Sørmo, Eugen Gravningen ^a   Salmer, Maria Pettersvik ^a   Jenssen, Bjørn Munro ^a   Hop, Haakon ^b   Bæk, Kine ^c,d   Kovacs, Kit Maureen ^b   Lydersen, Christian ^b   Falk Petersen, Stig ^b   Gabrielsen, Geir Wing ^b   Lie, Elisabeth ^c   Skaare, Janneche Utne ^c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biomagnification; Flame retardants; Marine food chains; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; TISSUE;

ARCTIC; BIOMAGNIFICATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS (BMF); MARINE FOOD CHAINS; POLAR BEARS; ZOOPLANKTONS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; PBDE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GADIFORMES; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

BOREOGADUS SAIDA; INVERTEBRATA; PHOCA HISPIDA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

ANIMALS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CHAIN; GADIFORMES; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; INVERTEBRATES; NORWAY; PHOCA; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; URSIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33750578659     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-591R.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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