Petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins from south China waters

Mar Pollut Bull. 2005 Dec;50(12):1713-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.08.024. Epub 2005 Nov 2.

Authors

Clement C M Leung¹, Thomas A Jefferson, Samuel K Hung, Gene J Zheng, Leo W Y Yeung, Bruce J Richardson, Paul K S Lam

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology and Chemistry, Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 16263141
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.08.024

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / chemistry*
Animals
China
Data Collection
Dolphins / metabolism*
Environmental Pollutants / analysis*
Female
Hydrocarbons / analysis*
Pesticides / analysis*
Petroleum
Polychlorinated Biphenyls / analysis*
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / analysis
Risk Assessment
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Hydrocarbons
Pesticides
Petroleum
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Polychlorinated Biphenyls