Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in harbor seals from the northwest Atlantic

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1773-1780

  Shaw, Susan D ^a   Brenner, Diane ^a   Berger, Michelle L ^a   Fang, Fu ^b   Hong, Chia Swee ^b,c   Addink, Rudolf ^c   Hilker, David ^c  

^a Marine Environmental Research Institute   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BFRs; Brominated flame retardants; Debromination; Deca BDE (BDE 209); Harbor seal; PBDEs

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PORTS AND HARBORS;

BFRS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DEBROMINATION; DECA-BDE (BDE-209); HARBOR SEAL; PBDES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FAT RESERVE; FOOD WEB; PBDE; PINNIPED;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD WEB; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SEAL; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MALE; PHOCA; TIME FACTORS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA CONCOLOR; TETRA;

EID: 55249101441     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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