Bone properties of mink (Neovison vison) exposed to environmentally relevant levels of PCB

An alarming reduction in the numbers of several species of seals in the Baltic Sea was observed during the second half of the 1900s. Organochlorines, particularly PCBs, were found to cause the decline, inducing sterility and severe bone loss. If bone tissue is affected by PCBs, bone could be used as...

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Main Author: Inkapööl, Laura
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2018
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-152505