Spatial variation in concentrations and patterns of the PCDD/F and dioxin-like-PCB content in herring from the northern Baltic Sea

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 550-556

  Bignert, Anders ^a   Nyberg, Elisabeth ^a   Sundqvist, Kristina L ^b   Wiberg, Karin ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BALTIC SEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERRING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PERCIFORMES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 34250185706     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b700667e     Document Type: Article

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