Document of bibliographic reference 135154

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

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AS

Title

Polychlorinated biphenyl, DDT and dieldrin residues in gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) males, females and mother-foetus pairs sampled at the farne Islands, England, during the breeding season

Abstract

PCB, DDT, DDE, dieldrin and total non-polar organohalogen residues have been determined in the blubber-lipid of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus ) sampled during the 1972 breeding season (November) at the Farne Islands off the north eastern coast of England. PCBs were analysed by gas-liquid chromatography linked to a chlorine- and carbon-selective microwave plasma detector and total organohalogen residues were determined by microcoulometry. PCB, DDT, DDE and dieldrin were detected in the liver of mother/foetus pairs demonstrating transplacental movement of these residues. The possibility of the condition of the seals at breeding time influencing residue levels and of these residues influencing the health of the population is discussed.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:A1981LV69700003

Bibliographic citation

Donkin, P.; Mann, S.V.; Hamilton, E.I. (1981). Polychlorinated biphenyl, DDT and dieldrin residues in gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) males, females and mother-foetus pairs sampled at the farne Islands, England, during the breeding season. Sci. Total Environ. 19(2): 121-142. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(81)90003-6

Topic

Marine

Is peer reviewed

true