Hexabromocyclododecane in white-sided dolphins: Temporal trend and stereoisomer distribution in tissues

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2650-2655

  Peck, Aaron M ^a,b   Pugh, Rebecca S ^a   Moors, Amanda ^a   Ellisor, Michael B ^a   Porter, Barbara J ^a   Becker, Paul R ^a   Kucklick, John R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; STYRENE RESINS;

ISOMERS; RESINS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STYRENE;

TISSUE;

ALPHA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; BETA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; CAMPHECLOR; GAMMA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ISOMERS; RESINS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STYRENE; TISSUE;

ANATOMY; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY MASS; DOLPHIN; FOAM; HALOCARBON; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANOHALOGEN; RESIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; ENANTIOMER; LAGERNORHYNCHUS ACUTUS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; STEREOISOMERISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DOLPHINS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; LIVER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; STEREOISOMERISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS; LAGENORHYNCHUS ACUTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 41649095366     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es072052v     Document Type: Article

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