Organochlorine contamination (PCBs and DDTs) in deep-sea fish from the Mediterranean sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1968-1971

  Storelli, Maria M ^a   Perrone, Veronica G ^a   Marcotrigiano, Giuseppe O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

DDT; DEEP SEA; FISH; MARINE POLLUTION; PCB;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DEEP SEA; FISH; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LIVER TOXICITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GADIFORMES; LIPIDS; LIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 36548999285     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.09.021     Document Type: Article

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