Persistent organochlorine compounds in peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) eggs from South Greenland: Levels and temporal changes between 1986 and 2003

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-341

  Vorkamp, Katrin ^a   Thomsen, Marianne ^b   Møller, Søren ^c   Falk, Knud ^d   Sørensen, Peter B ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Teglstrupvej 6A   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; DDT; Hexachlorobenzene (HCB); Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH); Migratory birds; p,p DDE; Peregrine falcon; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Time trend

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FUNGICIDES; ISOMERS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ARCTIC; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; MIGRATORY BIRDS; PEREGRINE FALCON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); TIME TRENDS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIRD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; DEGRADATION; EGG; HCH; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; PCB; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

AVES; FALCO PEREGRINUS;

EID: 58349119111     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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