Trans-nonachlor, octachlorostyrene, mirex and photomirex in Antarctic seabirds

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Brink, Nico W. Van Den, Ruiter-Dijkman, Elze M. De
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1997
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; King George Island; Fulmar; Hop Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Cape Petrels; Daption capense; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102097000539; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102097000539

Octachlorostyrene (OCS) and trans-nonachlor (TNC) were detected in cape petrels ( Daption capense ) of King George Island, which tallies with their presence in samples of gentoo penguins ( Pygoscelis papua ) of the Falkland Islands. The detection of TNC in a sample of the Antarctic southern fulmar (...