Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Central West Greenland, with particular focus on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-508

  Vorkamp, Katrin ^a   Rigét, Frank F ^b   Glasius, Marianne ^c   Muir, Derek C G ^d   Dietz, Rune ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b NERI   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Compound patterns; Geographical trend; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH); Organochlorine pesticides; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Time trend; Toxaphene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MARINE BIOLOGY; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

COMPOUND PATTERNS; GEOGRAPHICAL TRENDS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB); HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE (HCH); JUVENILE RINGED SEALS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE); TIME TRENDS; TOXAPHENE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

DDT; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; JUVENILE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCB; PERSISTENCE; PINNIPED; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; GREENLAND; JUVENILE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHOCA HISPIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 43849103962     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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