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

A. J. Hall; R. J. Law; D. E. Wells; J. Harwood; H. M. Ross; S. Kennedy; C. R. Allchin; L. A. Campbell; P. P. Pomeroy

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(92)90039-U

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

A. J. Hall^*, R. J. Law, D. E. Wells, J. Harwood, H. M. Ross, S. Kennedy, C. R. Allchin, L. A. Campbell, P. P. Pomeroy

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-162
Number of pages	18
Journal	Science of the Total Environment, The
Volume	115
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(92)90039-U
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 1992

Keywords

DDT
organochlorines
phocid distemper
polychlorinated biphenyls
seals

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

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