Open AccessLegacy contaminants in the Eastern Beaufort Sea beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas): Are temporal trends reflecting regulations?
Author(s) -
Marie Noël,
Lisa L. Loseto,
Gary A. Stern
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arctic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2368-7460
DOI - 10.1139/as-2017-0049
Subject(s) - beluga whale , blubber , leucas , beluga , hexachlorobenzene , arctic , environmental science , chlordane , dieldrin , heptachlor , persistent organic pollutant , estuary , oceanography , environmental chemistry , fishery , pollutant , ecology , pesticide , biology , chemistry , geology
Once deposited onto Arctic ecosystems, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) biomagnify in foodwebs such that relatively high levels have been detected in predators like beluga whales (Delphinapteru...
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