Influence of the temperature gradient in blubber on the bioaccumulation of persistent lipophilic organic chemicals in seals

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1600-1605

  Czub, Gertje ^a   McLachlan, Michael S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Modeling; Persistent organic pollutants; Seal blubber; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEAL BLUBBER;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; MODELING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PINNIPED; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIPOPHILICITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URSIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA HISPIDA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 34547940115     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-548R.1     Document Type: Article

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