Title: Chlorinated hydrocarbons in the blubber of a seal (Phoca caspica) from the Caspian Sea
Abstract: Residues of DDT and its metabolites, hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), chlordane, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were determined by GCECD and GCMS in the blubber of a seal (Phoca caspica) from the coast of Iran on the Caspian Sea. The organochlorine pattern was dominated by DDT and its metabolites while PCBs (65 PCB congeners including non-ortho PCBs were quantified) only played a minor role. The high content of β-HCH determined by GCECD and confirmed by GCMS was interpreted to be caused by local sources. On the other hand, residues of chlordane compounds were correlated to atmospheric long-range transport.
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Date: 1995-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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