Levels and spatial and temporal trends of contaminants in Greenland biota: An updated review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 331, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 29-52

  Riget, F ^a   Dietz, R ^a   Vorkamp, K ^a   Johansen, P ^a   Muir, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biota; Greenland; Heavy metals; Organochlorines; Spatial and temporal trends

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CADMIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FRESHWATER; MARINE BIOTA; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; ORGANOCHLORINES;

CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEAVY METAL; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELENIUM; FRESH WATER; INSECTICIDE; SEA WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; GREENLAND; LAND BIOME; LICHENS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINDEER; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SEABIRD; SEAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMAL; DEER; FOOD CHAIN; PHOCA; POLLUTANT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; GREENLAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; COTTIDAE; MYOXOCEPHALUS; MYOXOCEPHALUS SCORPIUS; PHOCA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; URSUS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

ANIMALS; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GREENLAND; INSECTICIDES; METALS, HEAVY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; SEAWATER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URSIDAE;

EID: 5044251806     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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