Persistent organic pollutants (PCBs and DDTs) in small size specimens of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from the Mediterranean Sea (Ionian Sea)

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-513

  Storelli, M M ^a   Casalino, E ^a   Barone, G ^a   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; DDTs; PCBs; TEQs

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BLUEFIN TUNA; CONGENERS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES;

FISH;

CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PERCIFORM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUNNUS THYNNUS; TUNA;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 43549106778     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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