Dietary, age and trans-generational effects on the fate of organohalogen contaminants in captive sledge dogs in Greenland

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Verreault, Jonathan ^a,b   Letcher, Robert J ^a,b   Sonne, Christian ^c   Dietz, Rune ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Arctic; Diet; Fate; Greenland; Maternal transfer; Organohalogen; Sledge dog; Top predator

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; NUTRITION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ARCTIC; FATE; GREENLAND; MATERNAL TRANSFER; ORGANOHALOGENS; SLEDGE DOG; TOP PREDATOR;

TISSUE;

CHLORDANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE; CANID; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FOOD INTAKE; LIFE HISTORY; ORGANOHALOGEN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL MATURITY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOG; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREENLAND; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POLAR BEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 57049172683     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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