Unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls in pigments: An updated review on their formation, emission sources, contamination status, and toxic effects

HQ Anh, I Watanabe, TB Minh, S Takahashi - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The formation, emission, environmental occurrence, and potential adverse effects of
unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in pigments are reviewed …

Review of cetacean biopsy techniques: Factors contributing to successful sample collection and physiological and behavioral impacts

DP Noren, JA Mocklin - Marine Mammal Science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biopsy techniques have been developed to collect skin and blubber samples through non‐
lethal methods. One sample can provide data on genetics, prey preferences, foraging …

Marine mammals as sentinel species for oceans and human health

GD Bossart - Veterinary pathology, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The long-term consequences of climate change and potential environmental degradation
are likely to include aspects of disease emergence in marine plants and animals. In turn …

Health of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

LH Schwacke, CR Smith, FI Townsend… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
The oil spill resulting from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform initiated
immediate concern for marine wildlife, including common bottlenose dolphins in sensitive …

Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) …

RS Wells, V Tornero, A Borrell, A Aguilar… - Science of the Total …, 2005 - Elsevier
Research initiated in 1970 has identified a long-term, year-round resident community of
about 140 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida, providing …

Anaemia, hypothyroidism and immune suppression associated with polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

LH Schwacke, ES Zolman… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), persistent chemicals widely used for industrial purposes,
have been banned in most parts of the world for decades. Owing to their bioaccumulative …

Contaminant blubber burdens in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from two southeastern US estuarine areas: Concentrations and patterns of PCBs …

PA Fair, J Adams, G Mitchum, TC Hulsey… - Science of the Total …, 2010 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides (ie,
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites, chlordanes (CHLs), dieldrin …

First report from North America of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

FM Battaglia, BA Beckingham, WE McFee - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics'(MPs) abundance, small size, and global distribution render them
bioavailable to a variety of organisms directly or by trophic transfer, yet examinations in …

The Risk of Infection from Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure in the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A Case–Control Approach

AJ Hall, K Hugunin, R Deaville, RJ Law… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
The objective of this study was to determine whether the risk of mortality from infectious
disease in harbor porpoise in UK waters increased with high exposure to polychlorinated …

Health Assessments of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Past, Present, and Potential Conservation Applications

A Barratclough, RS Wells, LH Schwacke… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a global marine mammal species for
which some populations, due to their coastal accessibility, have been monitored diligently by …