The Carcinogenic Load of the Environment: Benzo(a)Pyrene in Sediments of Arctic Waters
ABSTRACT. Baseline levels of the chemical carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene were measured in arctic sediments. Levels were highest in samples from the Mackenzie River delta and adjacent areas of the Beaufort Sea. The distribution of carcinogen did not correspond to the location of inhabited areas- a natural...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.4483 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic33-4-807.pdf |