Main Title |
Coplanar PCB and Metal Residues in Dolphins from the U.S. Atlantic Coast Including Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Obained during the 1987/88 Mass Mortality. |
Author |
Kuehl, D. W. ;
Haebler, R. ;
Potter, C. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. ;Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Museum of Natural History. |
Publisher |
c1994 |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/244; |
Stock Number |
PB94-177748 |
Additional Subjects |
Mortality ;
Dolphins(Mammals) ;
Water pollution effects(Mammals) ;
Toxicity ;
Metals ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Cetacea ;
Residues ;
Mercury(Metal) ;
Selenium ;
Lead(Metal) ;
Manganese ;
Cadmium ;
Chromium ;
Marine mammals ;
Reprints ;
Atlantic Coast(United States) ;
Stranding ;
Tursiops truncatus ;
Delphinus delphis ;
Lagenorhynchus acutus ;
TEC(Toxic equivalent concentrations)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB94-177748 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
9p |
Abstract |
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) collected during the 1987/88 mass mortality event along the Atlantic coast of the United States have been analyzed for coplanar PCBs Numbers 77, 105, 126 and 169 in blubber, and for the metals Hg, Pb, Cd, Mn, and Cr, and the non-metallic element Se in liver. Results have been compared to two reference species, common (Delphinus delphis) and white-sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus) dolphins. Mercury concentrations in all animals studied correlated with selenium concentrations (r=0.86) at a 1:1 mole ratio, indicating that selenium may protect these animals from mercury toxicity. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Chemosphere, v28 n6 p1245-1253 1994. Prepared in cooperation with Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Museum of Natural History. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal aritcle. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Coplanar PCB and Metal Residues in Dolphins from the U.S. Atlantic Coast Including Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Obained during the 1987/88 Mass Mortality. |
Category Codes |
47D; 68D; 48B; 57Z; 57Y |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/03 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
420325990 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |