Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticide in pet cats and dogs: Assessment of toxicological status

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-68

  Storelli, Maria Maddalena ^a   Storelli, Arianna ^a   Barone, Grazia ^a   Franchini, Delia ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; DDTs; Dog; Polychlorinated biphenyls; TEQs

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CAT; COPLANAR PCBS; DDTS; DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; DOG; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PCB CONCENTRATION; SOUTHERN ITALY; TEQS; TETRACHLORODIBENZO P DIOXINS; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ;

ANIMALS; LOCATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; WEIGHING;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIOXIN; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; CANID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; FELID; PCB; PESTICIDE; TOXICOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CENTRIFUGATION; DOG; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; ITALY; LIPID METABOLISM; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TARANTO;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70350392799     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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