Legacy contaminants in the eastern Beaufort Sea beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas): are temporal trends reflecting regulations?

Once deposited onto Arctic ecosystems, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) biomagnify in foodwebs such that relatively high levels have been detected in predators like beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Our study aimed at assessing temporal trends of legacy POPs in eastern Beaufort Sea beluga b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marie Noël, Lisa L. Loseto, Gary Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
ddt
hch
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0049