Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBS) residues in suburban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) - preliminary study

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Tomza Marciniak, Agnieszka ^a   Pilarczyk, Bogumila ^a   Bakowska, Malgorzata ^a   Tylkowska, Agnieszka ^a   Marciniak, Andrzej ^b   Ligocki, Marek ^a   Udala, Jan ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Biomonitoring; Foxes; PCBS; Poland

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84861409020     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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