Organochlorine residues in harp seals, Phoca groenlandica , from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Hudson Strait: an evaluation of contaminant concentrations and burdens

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Beck, Gregor Gilpin, Smith, Thomas G., Addison, Richard F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1994
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Phoca groenlandica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z94-022; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z94-022

We evaluated organochlorine contaminant concentrations and burdens in blubber samples from 50 harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) obtained from the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Hudson Strait, Canada, between December 1988 and December 1989. The concentration and burden of PCBs increased...