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| Title | Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in the Australian fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus |
| Creator/Author | Smillie, R.H. ; Waid, J.S. |
| Publication Date | 1987 Aug 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5312844 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: CODEN: BECTA |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States); Journal Volume: 39:2 |
| Research Org | La Trobe Univ., Victoria (Australia) |
| Subject | 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; PINNIPEDS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AUSTRALIA; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AROMATICS; AUSTRALASIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEMS; HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; MAMMALS; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPY; VERTEBRATES |
| Description/Abstract | Seals occupy a high trophic level in the marine ecosystem and have large reserves of subcutaneous fats. It is, therefore, not surprising that they accumulate high concentration of lipophilic substances such as organochlorine pesticides. Seal tissue concentration of pesticides are considered by some workers to be a good indication of local environmental loads. The Australian fur seals at Seal Rocks occupy a breading colony from which they can range into Bass Strait, Westernport Bay and Port Phillip Bay. It is, therefore, reasonable that results obtained for local seals should provide an indication of pesticides and PCBs in local squid and schooling fish. Previous results indicate that biota in Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait, adjacent to the colony are exposed to elevated concentrations of PCBs. The authors have determined PCB and pesticide levels in local seals. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 358-364 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 06 |
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