(Table 1) Concentration of persistent organic pollutants in blood plasma of glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Bjørnøya ...

• Main Authors: Verboven, Nanette, Verreault, Jonathan, Letcher, Robert J, Gabrielsen, Geir W, Evans, Neil P
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: Sex; Sample amount; Sample type; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, standard deviation; Chlordane; Chlordane, standard deviation; Chlorinated benzene; Chlorinated benzene, standard deviation; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, standard deviation; Hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyl; Hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Methyl sulfone polychlorinated biphenyl; Methyl sulfone polychlorinated biphenyl, standard deviation; Multiple investigations; Gas chromatography - Mass spectrometry GC-MS; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Bjørnøya; Glaucous Gull; International Polar Year; IPY; Larus hyperboreus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.837541; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.837541

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