Temporal trends of hexabromocyclododecane, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in ringed seals from East Greenland

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1243-1249

  Vorkamp, Katrin ^a   Rigét, Frank F ^b   Bossi, Rossana ^b   Dietz, Rune ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b AU   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMALS; ANNUAL RATES; DATA POINTS; DIASTEREOISOMERS; GREENLAND; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; LEVELS OF QUANTIFICATION; MARINE MAMMALS; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PCB CONCENTRATION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; RINGED SEALS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TIME TRENDS; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE; UPWARD TREND;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; MAMMALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; JUVENILE; PBDE; PCB; PINNIPED; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; DIASTEREOISOMER; FOOD; GREENLAND; INDUSTRIAL AREA; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MARINE MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; SEAL; TREND STUDY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHOCA;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA HISPIDA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENLAND; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS;

EID: 79951654453     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102755x     Document Type: Article

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