Dietary biomagnification of organochlorine contaminants in Alaskan polar bears
Dietary biomagnification of organochlorine contaminants in Alaskan polar bears
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Ottawa, ON: National Research Council of Canada
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English
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Ottawa, ON: National Research Council of Canada
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Concentrations of organochlorine contaminants in the adipose tissue of polar bears (
Ursus maritimus
Phipps, 1774) vary throughout the Arctic. The range in concentrations has not been explained fully by bear age, sex, condition, location, or reproductive status. Dietary pathways expose polar bears to a variety of contaminant profiles and conc...
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Dietary biomagnification of organochlorine contaminants in Alaskan polar bears
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20929110
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20929110
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0008-4301
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1480-3283
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10.1139/Z07-124
