Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of persistent organochlorine contaminants in the arctic marine ecosystem

This study addresses persistent organochlorine contaminants in the arctic marine biota with emphasis on the bowhead whale. The author investigated the relationship between foraging behavior and migration of the whale and subsequent effect of contaminant profiles accumulated in this species, and he s...

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Main Author: Hoekstra, Paul F.
Other Authors: Muir, D.C.G., Solomon, Keith R.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Guelph 2003
Subjects:
organochlorine contaminants
arctic marine biota
bowhead whale
foraging behavior
migration
bioaccumulation
spatial distribution
prey
food web
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10214/21973
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Summary:This study addresses persistent organochlorine contaminants in the arctic marine biota with emphasis on the bowhead whale. The author investigated the relationship between foraging behavior and migration of the whale and subsequent effect of contaminant profiles accumulated in this species, and he studied bioaccumulation and spatial distribution of organochlorine contaminants in prey of the bowhead whale and its associated food web. Biological samples from various species were collected from northern Alaska and northern Canada.

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