PCBs in fish from the southern Baltic Sea: Levels, bioaccumulation features, and temporal trends during the period from 1997 to 2006

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-92

  Szlinder Richert, Joanna ^a   Barska, Iwona ^a   Mazerski, Jan ^b   Usydus, Zygmunt ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Organochlorines; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Principal component analysis (PCA); Temporal trends; The Baltic Sea

Indexed keywords

FAT CONTENTS; FISH LENGTHS; FISH SPECIES; HEAVIER CONGENERS; LIPID WEIGHTS; ORGANOCHLORINES; PCB CONCENTRATIONS; PRINCIPAL-COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); SAMPLING LOCATIONS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCES; TEMPORAL TRENDS; THE BALTIC SEA;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; FISH; MEATS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; FAT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TELEOST; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT CONTENT; FISH; HERRING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SALMON; SAMPLE; TIME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BALTIC STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; LINEAR MODELS; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

CLUPEIDAE; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS;

EID: 58149194792     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.08.021     Document Type: Article

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