Bioaccumulation of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls and pentachlorophenol in the serum of northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris)

• Published in: Environmental Research
• Main Authors: Louis, Caroline, Covaci, Adrian, Stas, Marie, Crocker, Daniel E., Govindan, Malarvannan, Dirtu, Alin, Debier, Cathy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Chemistry; Biology; Human medicine; Nes; Nes’; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1227900151162165141

Abstract: Northern elephant seals (NES) (Mirounga angustirostris) from the A (n) over tildeo Nuevo State Reserve (CA, USA) were sampled at 1-, 4-, 7- and 10-week post-weaning. Concentrations of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (HO-PCBs) and their parent PCBs were measured in the serum of each...