Killer whales (Orcinus orca) face protracted health risks associated with lifetime exposure to PCBs

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 6613-6619

  Hickie, Brendan E ^a   Ross, Peter S ^b   Macdonald, Robie W ^b   Ford, John K B ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH RISKS; METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS; KILLER WHALES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH RISKS; METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDANGERED SPECIES; HEALTH RISK; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; RESIDENT POPULATION; WHALE;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; KILLER WHALE; MALE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREY; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DRUG RESIDUES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WHALE, KILLER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 34548802932     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0702519     Document Type: Article

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