Levels of alpha-HCH, lindane, and enantiomeric ratios of alpha-HCH in marine mammals from the northern hemisphere.
The enantiomeric ratios of alpha-HCH were determined by chiral gas chromatography in blubber of marine mammals from regions of the northern hemisphere (North Sea, Baltic Sea, Arctic and Iceland). Cetaceans (harbour porpoises and white-beaked dolphins) showed a preferential accumulation of (+)-alpha-HCH. In blubber of harbour seals, grey seals and harp seals (+)-alpha-HCH was also more abundant than (-)-alpha-HCH. Hooded seals formed an exception with a (+/-) enantiomeric ratio of alpha-HCH < 1.
Institute of Food and Environment, University of Jena, Germany.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001110:Arctic Regions; D001454:Baltic States; D004289:Dolphins; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007055:Iceland; D009659:North Sea; D046048:Seals, Earless; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
D015262:Xenobiotics; C040534:alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane