Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants widely used
all over the world. These chlorinated hydrocarbons are toxic and often cause detrimental …

The assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their congeners resulting from the
pollution of all environmental media is inherently related to its persistence and ubiquitous …

Threshold tissue residue concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 2, 3, 7, 8-
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents (TEQs) were derived from the published results of …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants in
the environment. Individual PCB congeners exhibit different phy sicochemical properties …

Organic pollutants exhibiting endocrine disrupting activity (Endocrine Disruptors—EDs) are
prevalent over a wide range in the aquatic ecosystems; most EDs are resistant to …

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are amongst the best-known cetaceans. In the
Mediterranean Sea, however, modern field studies of cetaceans did not start until the late …

The interpretation of the spatial and temporal patterns of variation in organochlorine
concentrations in marine mammal populations is complex because of the lack of wide-scale …

The recent decline in the Mediterranean population of short‐beaked common dolphins
Delphinus delphis has been the subject of scientific controversy and political indifference …

High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been reported in the tissues of some
species of marine mammals. The high concentrations are of concern because a growing …

There has been a growing concern over the last few decades about theeffects of
environmental stress, including anthropogenic impacts, onmarine mammals. This paper …