A significant downturn in levels of hexabromocyclododecane in the blubber of Harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded or bycaught in the UK: An update to 2006

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 9104-9109

  Law, Robin J ^a   Bersuder, Philippe ^a   Barry, Jon ^a   Wilford, Bryony H ^a   Allchin, Colin R ^a   Jepson, Paul D ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL DATUMS; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENGLAND; HARBOR PORPOISES; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; LIPID WEIGHTS; MANUFACTURING PLANTS; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; SHARP INCREASES; WET WEIGHTS;

MAMMALS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PORTS AND HARBORS;

ANIMALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; BYCATCH; DETECTION METHOD; EMISSION CONTROL; HARBOR; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PORPOISE; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; PHOCOENA; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA;

EID: 58149154835     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8014309     Document Type: Article

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