Concentrations of organochlorine compounds in the blubber of seals from eastern and north-eastern England, 1988

Robin J. Law; Colin R. Allchin; John Harwood

doi:10.1016/0025-326X(88)90814-4

Concentrations of organochlorine compounds in the blubber of seals from eastern and north-eastern England, 1988

Robin J. Law^*, Colin R. Allchin, John Harwood

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Samples of blubber from common seals (Phoca vitulina) found dead in eastern England and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) found dead on the Farne Islands have been analysed for a range of organochlorine pesticides, individual chlorobiphenyl congeners and total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). No significant differences were seen between results for the two seal species. HCB and HCH concentrations were low, and total DDT and PCB concentrations (ranging from 0.99-8.0 and 5.7-33 μg g^-1 wet wt respectively) were at the lower end of the reported range for seals from the North and Baltic Seas. PCB profiles were dominated by congeners 138 and 153, and amongst the DDT group of compounds the pattern of abundance was DDE > DDT ≫ TDE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	110-115
Number of pages	6
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(88)90814-4
Publication status	Published - Mar 1989

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Concentrations of organochlorine compounds in the blubber of seals from eastern and north-eastern England, 1988

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