Chlorinated and brominated organic contaminants and metabolites in the plasma and diet of a captive killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1078-1083

  Bennett, Erin R ^a   Ross, Peter S ^b   Huff, David ^c   Alaee, Mehran ^d   Letcher, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TRICLOSAN;

BIOACCUMULATION; DIET; METABOLITE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLASMA; POLLUTION EFFECT; WHALE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KILLER WHALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISHES; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WHALE, KILLER;

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 67649421605     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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