Biomagnification of polychlorinated biphenyls in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) food web from the strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2445-2455

  Cullon, Donna L ^a,b   Yunker, Mark B ^c   Christensen, Jennie R ^a   MacDonald, Robie W ^a   Whiticar, Michael J ^b   Dangerfield, Neil J ^a   Ross, Peter S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Food web; Harbor seal; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Trophic magnification

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNIFICATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; FOOD WEBS; GEORGIA; HARBOR SEALS; MAGNIFICATION FACTORS; MARINE FOOD WEB; METABOLIC TRANSFORMATIONS; PCB CONGENERS; PHOCA VITULINA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC MAGNIFICATION;

ECOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD WEB; METABOLISM; PCB; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PINNIPED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMAGNIFICATION; BIOTA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANADA; FEMALE; FOOD WEB; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOCA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 84867735973     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1963     Document Type: Article

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