Contaminant levels in the world's northernmost harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 140-146

  Routti, Heli ^a   Lydersen, Christian ^a   Hanssen, Linda ^b   Kovacs, Kit M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biotransformation; OH PCB; Perfluoroalkyl substances; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; HEALTH RISKS; INSECTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ARCTIC; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CURRENT CONCENTRATION; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PHOCA VITULINA;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4 HYDROXY HEPTACHLOROSTYRENE; ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CIS CHLORANE; CIS NONACHLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC CHEMICALS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; MIREX; OXYCHLORDANE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PERFLUOROBUTANE SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUORODECANE SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROTRIDECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TRANS CHLORANE; TRANS NONACHLOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCB; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOCA VITULINA; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; NORWAY; PHOCA; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; NORWAY; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; PHOCA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84924065353     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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