Concentrations of PCBs, DDT and thyroid hormones in gray (Halichoerus grypus) and ringed (Phoca hispida) seals

• Main Authors: Routti, Heli, Nyman, Madeleine, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Bäckman, Christina, Koistinen, Jaana, Gabrielsen, Geir W
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2008
• Subjects: International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Canada; Norway; Svalbard; International Polar Year; Phoca hispida; ringed seal
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.819419; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819419

The high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and DDT in gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) and ringed seal (Phoca hispida botnica) in the Baltic Sea have been associated with pathological disruptions, including bone lesions and reproductive failures. The underlying environmental and toxicological...