Regional variation of caesium-137 in minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata from West Greenland, the Northeast Atlantic and the North Sea

Abstract Levels of radioactive caesium (137Cs) were determined in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutoro-strata) from West Greenland, the Northeast Atlantic region and the North Sea. The sample consisted of muscle tissue from 135 minke whales caught in 1998 in 7 different areas: West Greenland, n=44; Ea...

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Main Authors: Erik W. Born, Æ Henning, Dahlgaard Æ Frank, F. Riget, Rune Dietz, Æ Nils Øien, Æ Tore Haug
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Greenland
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.521.4809
http://www.neri.dk/1_om_dmu/2_afdelinger/3_am/4_expertise/5_research/6_marine_mammals/litterature_pdf/minke_whale_caesium-137.pdf
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Summary:Abstract Levels of radioactive caesium (137Cs) were determined in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutoro-strata) from West Greenland, the Northeast Atlantic region and the North Sea. The sample consisted of muscle tissue from 135 minke whales caught in 1998 in 7 different areas: West Greenland, n=44; East Green-

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