Etude du miveau de contamination par les PCBs et les pesticides organochlorés de loutres (Lutra lutra) et l'anguilles (Anguilla anguilla) issues de zones humides de l'oeust de la France

Organochlorinated pesticides and PCBs were identified in 32 otter carcasses (road casualties) found in the wetlands of western France. The contamination levels are relatively low compared to those found in other otter European populations. As eel is the main prey of otters in that area, samples of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tans, Michael, Hugla, Jean Louis, Libois, Roland, Rosoux, René, Thomé, Jean-Pierre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: Université de Liège. Institut de Zoologie 1995
Subjects:
PCB
pesticides
eel
otter
France
Life sciences
Environmental sciences & ecology
Sciences du vivant
Sciences de l’environnement & écologie
Anguilla anguilla
Lutra lutra
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/113454
https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/113454/1/Tans_PCB.PDF
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Summary:Organochlorinated pesticides and PCBs were identified in 32 otter carcasses (road casualties) found in the wetlands of western France. The contamination levels are relatively low compared to those found in other otter European populations. As eel is the main prey of otters in that area, samples of that fish from the Marais poitevin were analysed too. They also show a low level of contamination by these compounds, their PCB congener pattern being different.

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