Heavy metals in molted fur of the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 602-605

  Andrade, Santiago ^a   Carlini, Alejandro R ^b   Vodopivez, Cristian ^b   Poljak, Sebastián ^b  

^a Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; FOOD CHAIN; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MOLT; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; MALE; MIROUNGA LEONINA; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; SEAL;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, HEAVY; SEALS, EARLESS;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 34247893705     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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