Assessment of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in plasma of bottlenose dolphins from two southeast US estuarine areas: Relationship with age, sex and geographic locations

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-74

  Fair, Patricia A ^a   Houde, Magali ^b   Hulsey, Thomas C ^c   Bossart, Gregory D ^d,e   Adams, Jeff ^f   Balthis, Len ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^b  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGIA AQUARIUM   (United States)

^f NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs); PFOA; PFOS; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFCS); PFOA; PFOS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXYLATION;

DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES);

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL CARBOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROALKYL SULFONATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; DOLPHIN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANOFLUORINE; PLASMA; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT ANIMAL; AGE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTUARY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; JUVENILE; LAGOON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUND BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING; SEX; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FLUOROCARBONS; MALE; OCTANOIC ACIDS; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 83555176288     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.10.022     Document Type: Article

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