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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Arctic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0049 |