Temporal variation and biomagnification of organohalogen compounds in finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from the South China Sea

Ramu, Karri; Kajiwara, Natsuko; Lam, Paul K. S.; Jefferson, Thomas A.; Zhou, Kaiya; Tanabe, Shinsuke
Environmental Pollution (2006)

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorine compounds (OCs) were determined in the blubber of male finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) collected in 1990 and 2000/01 from the South China Sea. Among…

Geographical distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Asian waters

Kajiwara, Natsuko; Kamikawa, Satoko; Ramu, Karri; Ueno, Daisuke; Yamada, Tadasu K.; Subramanian, Annamalai; Lam, Paul K. S.; Jefferson, Thomas A.; Prudente, Maricar; Chung, Kyu-Hyuck; Tanabe, Shinsuke
Chemosphere (2006)

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are one of the flame retardants widely used in plastics, textiles, electronic appliances, and electrical household appliances. In this study, PBDEs and organochlorine compounds (OCs) were…

The risk of infection from polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A case–control approach

Hall, Ailsa J.; Hugunin, Kelly; Deaville, Robert; Law, Robin J.; Allchin, Colin R.; Jepson, Paul D.
Environ Health Perspect (2006)

The objective of this study was to determine whether the risk of mortality from infectious disease in harbor porpoise in UK. waters increased with high exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),…

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Hong Kong waters: Levels, profiles and distribution

Ramu, Karri; Kajiwara, Natsuko; Tanabe, Shinsuke; Lam, Paul K.S.; Jefferson, Thomas A.
Marine Pollution Bulletin (2005)

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorine compounds (OCs) were determined in the blubber, liver and kidney of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) stranded in Hong…

Post-mortem stability of blubber retinoids in by-caught harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Implications for the design of biomarker studies

Tornero, V.; Borrell, A.; Pubill, E.; Koopman, H.; Read, A.; Reijinders, P. J. H.; Aguilar, A.
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (2005)

The effect of post-mortem time (0-48 hours) on retinoid concentrations in the blubber and liver of harbour porpoises under natural conditions is investigated to assess the stability of samples collected…

Relationships between polychlorinated biphenyls and health status in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded in the United Kingdom

Jepson, Paul D.; Bennett, Peter M.; Deaville, Robert; Allchin, Colin R.; Baker, John R.; Law, Robin J.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2005)

To investigate possible relationships between polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure and infectious disease mortality in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in United Kingdom waters, summed blubber concentrations of 25 chlorobiphenyl congeners (Σ25CB)…

Investigations of the potential influence of environmental contaminants on the thymus and spleen of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Beineke, Andreas; Siebert, Ursula; McLachlan, Michael; Bruhn, Regina; Thron, Kristina; Failing, Klaus; Müller, Gundi; Baumgärtner, Wolfgang
Environmental Science & Technology (2005)

Harbor porpoises from the German North and Baltic Seas exhibit a higher incidence of bacterial infections compared to whales from less polluted arctic waters. The potential adverse effect of environmental…

Organochlorine residues in harbour porpoises from Southwest Greenland

Borrell, Asunción; Aguilar, Alex; Cantos, Gemma; Lockyer, Christina; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Jensen, Jette
Environmental Pollution (2004)

During the 1995 hunting season, 75 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) were sampled in three locations in West Greenland: Maniitsoq, Nuuk, and Paamiut. Sex, age, morphometrics, reproductive condition, and organochlorine compound…

Multidisciplinary investigation of stranded harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Washington State with an assessment of acoustic trauma as a contributory factor (2 May–2 June 2003)

Norman, S. A.; Raverty, S.; McLellan, B.; Pabst, A.; Ketten, D.; Fleetwood, M.; Gaydos, J. K.; Norberg, B.; Barre, L.; Cox, T.; Hanson, B.; Jeffries, S.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWR-34 (2004)

Observations of altered behavior of marine mammals in the area of mid-range sonar use by the naval vessel USS SHOUP in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Haro…