High organochlorine accumulation in blubber of Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, from Brazilian coast and its use to establish geographical differences among populations

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1800-1808

  Lailson Brito, J ^a,b   Dorneles, P R ^a,b   Azevedo Silva, C E ^b   Azevedo, A F ^a   Vidal, L G ^a   Zanelatto, R C ^d   Lozinski, C P C ^a   Azeredo, A ^b,c   Fragoso, A B L ^a   Cunha, H A ^a,b   Torres, J P M ^b   Malm, O ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Discriminant analysis; Guiana dolphins; Organochlorines

Indexed keywords

BRAZILIAN COAST; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANOCHLORINES; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS; SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LANDFORMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES);

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOLPHIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIPID; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION TYPE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLUBBER; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INCIDENTAL FINDING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DOLPHINS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRAZIL; GUANABARA BAY; PARANA; PARANAGUA BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

CETACEA; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 77949915594     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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