(Table 1) Concentrations of neutral and phenolic organohalogen compounds in adipose tissue, blood, brain and liver of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland, supplement to: Gebbink, Wouter A; Sonne, Christian; Dietz, Rune; Kirkegaard, Maja; Born, Erik W; Muir, Derek C G; Letcher, Robert J (2008): Target tissue selectivity and burdens of diverse classes of brominated and chlorinated contaminants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(3), 752-759

• Main Authors: Gebbink, Wouter A, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Kirkegaard, Maja, Born, Erik W, Muir, Derek C G, Letcher, Robert J
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2008
• Subjects: Sample type; Lipids; Lipids, standard deviation; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Methyl sulfone polychlorinated biphenyl; Methyl sulfone polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyl; Hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Chlordane; Chlordane, standard deviation; para,para-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, standard deviation; 3-methylsulfonyl p,p-dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene; Chlorinated benzene; Chlorinated benzene, standard deviation; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Hexachlorocyclohexane, standard deviation; Octachlorostyrene; Octachlorostyrene, standard deviation; Mirex; Mirex, standard deviation; Dieldrin; Dieldrin, standard deviation; 4-hydroxy-heptachlorostyrene; 4-hydroxy-heptachlorostyrene, standard deviation; Pentachlorophenol; Pentachlorophenol, standard deviation; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, standard deviation; alpha-Hexabromocyclododecane; Hexabromocyclododecane, standard deviation; Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers, standard deviation; Hydroxylated polybrominated biphenyl; Hydroxylated polybrominated biphenyl, standard deviation; Methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Greenland; Dietz; East Greenland; International Polar Year; IPY; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.810194; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.810194

The tissue-specific composition of sum classes of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and metabolic/degradation byproducts was determined in adult male and female polar bears from East Greenland. Significantly (p < 0.05) higher concentrations of SUM-PCBs, various other organochlorines such as...