Lactational transfer of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in polar bears

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-402

  Knott, Katrina K ^a   Boyd, Daryle ^b   Ylitalo, Gina M ^b   O'Hara, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congener; Lactational transfer; Lipophilic contaminants; Mercury; Milk; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MAMMALS; MERCURY (METAL); NUTRITION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA ICE;

CONGENER; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; LACTATIONAL TRANSFER; MILK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; REPRODUCTIVE FEMALES; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BEAR; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; JUVENILE; LACTATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MILK; PCB; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEA ICE; TOXICOLOGY;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; LACTATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MAMMAL; MILK; NONHUMAN; NURSING; POLAR BEAR;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CHUKCHI SEA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84861196964     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.02.053     Document Type: Article

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