Temporal trends in dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in Baltic herring (Clupea harengus)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 220-230

  Miller, Aroha ^a   Hedman, Jenny E ^a,b   Nyberg, Elisabeth ^a   Haglund, Peter ^c   Cousins, Ian T ^d   Wiberg, Karin ^e   Bignert, Anders ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic herring; Baltic Sea; Dibenzofurans; Dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

BALTIC HERRING; BALTIC SEA; DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; LIPID; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC HERRING; BALTIC SEA; BIOACCUMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

BALTIC HERRING; BALTIC SEA; DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC COAST [SWEDEN]; BALTIC SEA; BOTHNIAN BAY; GULF OF BOTHNIA; SWEDEN;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 84881022592     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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