Dioxins and PCBs in Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) from the North-East Atlantic

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1514-1522

  Strid, Anna ^a   Jörundsdóttir, Hrönn ^a   Päpke, Olaf ^b   Svavarsson, Jörundur ^c   Bergman, Åke ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Dioxin like PCBs; Dioxins; Greenland shark; North East Atlantic; PCBs

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OCEAN HABITATS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

DIOXINS; FEMALE GREENLAND SHARKS; LIVERS; MUSCLES;

FISH;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; DIOXIN; PCB; RANGE SIZE; SHARK;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; ICELAND; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SHARK; SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; LIVER; MUSCLES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SHARKS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS;

EID: 35548995388     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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