Lactational transfer of PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in pups of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Antarctica

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 610-616

  Miranda Filho, Kleber C ^a   Metcalfe, Chris D ^b   Metcalfe, Tracy L ^b   Muelbert, Mônica M C ^a   Robaldo, Ricardo B ^a   Martinez, Pablo E ^a   Colares, Elton P ^a   Bianchini, Adalto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Elephant seals; Lactation; Mirounga leonina; Organochlorines

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; ELEPHANT SEALS; LACTATION; MIROUNGA LEONINA; ORGANOCHLORINES;

ALCOHOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DAMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MAMMALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

INSECTICIDES;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; METHOXYCHLOR; MIREX; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FAT RESERVE; JUVENILE; LACTATION; PCB; PINNIPED; WEANING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELEPHANT SEAL; FEMALE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LACTATION; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; MILK LEVEL; MIROUNGA LEONINA; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEAL; TISSUE LEVEL; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LACTATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANTARCTICA; ELEPHANT ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 63749122253     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.032     Document Type: Article

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