Polychlorinated biphenyl profiles in ringed seals ( Pusa Hispida) reveal historical contamination by a military radar station in Labrador, Canada

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Brown, Tanya M., Fisk, Aaron T., Helbing, Caren C., Reimer, Ken J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Pusa hispida
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.2468; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.2468; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.2468

Abstract Significant amounts of soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were discovered at a military radar station in Saglek Bay, Labrador, Canada, in 1996. Subsequent work showed elevated PCB concentrations in local marine sediments, in the benthic‐associated food web, and in some...