Response to comment on "Melting glaciers: A probable source of DDT to the Antarctic marine ecosystem"

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3974-3975

  Geisz, Heidi ^a   Dickhut, Rebecca ^a   Cochran, Michele ^a   Fraser, William ^a   Ducklow, Hugh ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE;

ANTARCTICA; BIOACCUMULATION; GLACIER; ICEBERG; LETTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEABIRD; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 66249122405     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900639g     Document Type: Letter

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