Spatial trends of perfluoroalkyl compounds in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the Canadian arctic

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 542-553

  Butt, Craig M ^a   Mabury, Scott A ^a   Kwan, Michael ^b   Wang, Xiaowa ^c   Muir, Derek C G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Nunavik Research Centre   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Perfluorinated carboxylates; Perfluorinated sulfonates; Ringed seal; Spatial trends; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBOXYLATION; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLATES; PERFLUOROALKYL COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON 13; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PINNIPED; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TROPHIC STATUS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON SOURCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; WATER POLLUTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; LIVER; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOCA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; GJOA HAVEN; KING WILLIAM ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; RAE STRAIT;

PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 40949108918     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-428.1     Document Type: Article

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