Organochlorine levels in common seals (Phoca vitulina) which were victims and survivors of the 1988 phocine distemper epizootic

We compared concentrations of organochlorines in the blubber of common seals (Phoca vitulina) found dead during the 1988 phocine distemper epizootic with levels in animals which survived it. There were highly significant differences between the live and dead animals, and between sample sites. These...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science of The Total Environment
Main Authors: Hall, A. J., Law, R. J., Wells, D. E., Harwood, J., Ross, H. M., Kennedy, S., Allchin, C. R., Campbell, L. A., Pomeroy, P. P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
DDT
organochlorines
phocid distemper
polychlorinated biphenyls
seals
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/organochlorine-levels-in-common-seals-phoca-vitulina-which-were-victims-and-survivors-of-the-1988-phocine-distemper-epizootic(b81e9618-886a-4571-97bf-b09334c15791).html
https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(92)90039-U
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026615335&partnerID=8YFLogxK
Description
Summary:We compared concentrations of organochlorines in the blubber of common seals (Phoca vitulina) found dead during the 1988 phocine distemper epizootic with levels in animals which survived it. There were highly significant differences between the live and dead animals, and between sample sites. These were not fully accounted for by seasonal and condition-related changes in blubber thickness.

Similar Items