Occurrence of triclosan in plasma of wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and in their environment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 2248-2254

  Fair, Patricia A ^a   Lee, Hing Biu ^b   Adams, Jeff ^a   Darling, Colin ^b   Pacepavicius, Grazina ^b   Alaee, Mehran ^b   Bossart, Gregory D ^c   Henry, Natasha ^a   Muir, Derek ^b  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs); Triclosan; Tursiops truncatus; Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

Indexed keywords

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (PPCPS); TRICLOSAN; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (WWTPS);

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES); EFFLUENTS; MAMMALS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PLASMAS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOLPHIN; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASMA; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SEA SURFACE WATERS; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; SOUTH CAROLINA; TRICLOSAN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

CHARLESTON; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIAN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 68649128786     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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