Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1118-1124

  Letcher, Robert J ^a,b   Gebbink, Wouter A ^a,b   Sonne, Christian ^c   Born, Erik W ^d   McKinney, Melissa A ^a,b   Dietz, Rune ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biomagnification; Brominated and chlorinated contaminants; East Greenland; Metabolites; Polar bears; Ringed seals

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMOLECULES; CONTAMINATION; ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HISTOLOGY; IMPURITIES; MAMMALS; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TISSUE;

BIOMAGNIFICATION; GREENLAND; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; POLAR BEARS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS (PBBS); POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); RINGED SEALS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDANE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; HYDROXYL GROUP; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BROMINE COMPOUND; CHLORDANE; CHLORINE; DIET; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PCB; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREENLAND; LIVER; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLAR BEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

PHOCA HISPIDA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 70349464690     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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