High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of Atlantic turtles stranded in the Canary Islands, Spain

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 473-478

  Oros J ^a   Gonzalez Diaz O M ^a   Monagas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Dermochelys coriacea; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; TISSUE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; SEA TURTLES;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCB; TURTLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTICIDES; LIVER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AEROMONAS SP.; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.; TESTUDINES;

EID: 57949097204     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.08.048     Document Type: Article

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