title: Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Baikal seal.
abstract: Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were determined in blubber tissue of one 3 month and two adult female seals from Lake Baikal. High PCDD and PCDF concentrations were found in the Baikal seal. The levels are comparable with those reported for ringed seals (phoca hispida) living in the Baltic sea, and Barrow Strait and Admiralty Inlet in the Canadian Arctic.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia.
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Tarasova
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mamontov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mamontova
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klasmeier
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: McLachlan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D012015:Reference Standards; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000378:metabolism*; D012800:Siberia; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical