Maternal transfer of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Van den Steen, Evi ^a   Jaspers, Veerle L B ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^a   Neels, Hugo ^a   Eens, Marcel ^a   Pinxten, Rianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blue tit; Cyanistes caeruleus; Eggs; Maternal transfer; Organochlorine pesticides; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CLUTCHES; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BLUE TITS; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; EGGS; MATERNAL TRANSFER; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGG; LIPID; PASSERINE; PBDE; PCB; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 56949090976     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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