Contamination Status and Toxicological Implications of Persistent Toxic Substances in Avian Species

Journal of Disaster Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-205

  Kunisue, Tatsuya ^a   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

avian species; Japan; open ocean; persistent toxic substances

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ACCUMULATION FEATURES; AVIAN SPECIES; DIBENZOFURANS; JAPAN; OPEN OCEAN; PERSISTENT TOXIC SUBSTANCES; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS; RELATED COMPOUNDS;

BIRDS;

EID: 77951820008     PISSN: 18812473     EISSN: 18838030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0196     Document Type: Review

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