In the last decade four international agreements have focused on a group of chemical
substances known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Global agreement on the …

By 1976, the presence of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants (CHCs) had been
demonstrated in fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), ringed seal (Phoca hispida), hooded seal …

Large volumes of produced water are generated and discharged to the coastal and ocean
waters worldwide from offshore oil and gas production facilities. There is concern that the …

Blubber biopsy samples were obtained for contaminant analysis from two discrete
populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) which frequent the coastal waters of British …

The present paper overviews the global contamination by persistent organochlorines and
their ecotoxicological implications on marine mammals. The recent pattern of contamination …

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 …

The last half-century has shown a dramatic increase in the standard of living of millions of
people in Europe, North America and many parts of the Third World. This has, in many ways …

A fully referenced, comprehensive scientific and technical report presenting the 1998 AMAP
assessment on the status of the Arctic environment with respect to pollution, including …

Butyltin compounds (BTs) including mono-(MBT), di-(DBT) and tributyltin (TBT) were
determined in livers of humans and wild terrestrial mammals, such as raccoon dogs …

Data sets on CB concentrations in fish-eating mammals from five laboratories were
combined to test and refine a pharmacokinetic model. Clear differences in PCB patterns …