Transplacental transfer of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in arctic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-300

  Desforges, Jean Pierre W ^a   Ross, Peter S ^b   Loseto, Lisa L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beluga; Partitioning; PBDEs; PCBs; Transplacental transfer

Indexed keywords

BELUGA; PARTITIONING; PBDES; PCBS; TRANSPLACENTAL TRANSFER;

ETHERS; POLYACRYLATES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LIPID; PBDE; PCB; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WHALE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BELUGA WHALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BELUGA WHALE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 84855854970     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.750     Document Type: Article

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