Organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) and plasticisers in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded or bycaught in the UK during 2012

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 328-334

  Papachlimitzou, Alexandra ^a   Barber, Jonathan L ^a   Losada, Sara ^a   Bersuder, Philippe ^a   Deaville, Rob ^b   Brownlow, Andrew ^c   Penrose, Rod ^d   Jepson, Paul D ^b   Law, Robin J ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Marine Environmental Monitoring   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blubber; Harbour porpoise; Liver; Organophosphorus flame retardants; Organophosphorus plasticisers

Indexed keywords

LIVER; MAMMALS; PLASTICIZERS; SOLVENTS;

BLUBBER; CURRENT LEVELS; HARBOUR PORPOISE; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; ROUTINE MONITORING;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

2 ETHYLHEXYL DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; CRESYL DIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; DIOCTYLPHENYL PHOSPHONATE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2,3 DIBROMOPROPYL) ESTER; PLASTICIZER; TRI META TOLYL PHOSPHATE; TRI ORTHO CRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRI PARA TOLYL PHOSPHATE; TRI(ISO BUTYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHINE OXIDE; TRIETHYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHINE OXIDE; TRIPROPYL PHOSPHATE; TRIS(1,3 DICHLOROISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(2 BUTOXYETHYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(2 CHLOROISOPROPYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHOSPHATE; TRIXYLENYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PORPOISE;

ADULT; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLUBBER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PORPOISE; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE; WET WEIGHT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; GREAT BRITAIN; LIVER; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOCOENA; PLASTICIZERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84941318012     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.034     Document Type: Article

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