Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Immune Function in US Atlantic Coast Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina concolor)

Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), particularly the dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) are potent immunotoxins that biomagnify in aquatic food chains

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Susan D. Shaw, Diane Brenner, Christie A. Mahaffey, Sylvain De, Christopher R. Perkins, George C. Clark, Michael S. Denison, Gordon T. Waring
Other Authors:	The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Subjects:	Phoca vitulina
Online Access:	http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.558.5802 http://www.meriresearch.org/Portals/0/Documents/Shaw et al 2003, Org Cmpds, POPs and Immune in Harbor Seals.pdf

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Summary:	Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), particularly the dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) are potent immunotoxins that biomagnify in aquatic food chains