Comparison of organohalogen compounds in a white-tailed sea eagle egg laid in 1941 with five eggs from 1996 to 2001

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 286-291

  Nordlöf, Ulrika ^a   Helander, Björn ^b   Eriksson, Ulla ^a   Zebühr, Yngve ^a   Asplund, Lillemor ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eggs; Organochlorine pesticides; PCDD Fs; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Predatory bird; White tailed sea eagle

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EGGS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PCDD/FS; PREDATORY BIRDS; WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CHLORPHENOTANE; DIBENZOFURAN; DIPHENYL ETHER; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGG; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; METABOLITE; ORGANOHALOGEN; PBDE; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR; RAPTOR;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BROMINATION; CHLORINATION; EAGLE; EGG LAYING; NONHUMAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA;

EID: 84860534387     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.02.039     Document Type: Article

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