Levels of brominated flame retardants and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in eggs of white-tailed sea eagles breeding in different regions of Sweden

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 238-246

  Nordlöf, Ulrika ^a   Helander, Björn ^b   Bignert, Anders ^b   Asplund, Lillemor ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eggs; Hexabromocyclododecane; Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polybrominated biphenyl; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Predatory birds; Reproduction; White tailed sea eagle

Indexed keywords

EGGS; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; METHOXYLATED POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERSS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PREDATORY BIRDS; REPRODUCTION; WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BREEDING POPULATION; DIET; EGG; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PBDE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAGLE; EGG; FEMALE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; EAGLES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; OVUM; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA;

EID: 78149358065     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.09.042     Document Type: Article

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