Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides bioaccumulated in green frogs, Rana clamitans, from the lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-318

  Loveridge, A Ryan ^a   Bishop, Christine A ^b   Elliott, John E ^b   Kennedy, Chris J ^c  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Biphenyls; Pesticides; Polychlorinated

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIANS; GREEN FROGS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION;

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDES; RANIDAE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 34548561564     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9228-1     Document Type: Article

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