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(Table 1) Major and minor element concentrations in the livers of polar bears...
Concentrations are given per kg wet weight. Lanthanum and platinum concentrations were 0 in all samples from Canada. -
(Table 7) Fatty acid composition of adipose tissue from polar bears (Ursus ma...
For data on stable carbon isotope ratios see McKinney et al. (2009) dataset. -
(Table 5) Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in adipose tissue of po...
Concentrations per g lipid weight. Please note, that ng/g = µg/kg. -
(Table 4) Concentrations of PCBs and MeSO2-PCBs in adipose tissue of polar be...
Concentrations per g lipid weight. The 74 congeners of PCBs were: CBs 18, 17, 16/32, 31, 28, 33/20, 22, 52, 49, 47/48, 44, 42/59, 64/41, 74, 70/76, 66, 56/60, 95, 92, 101/90,... -
(Table 3) Concentrations of brominated flame retardants in adipose tissue of ...
Concentrations per g lipid weight. The 37 PBDE congeners were: BDEs 28/33, 54, 75, 49, 47, 66, 77, 100, 119, 99, 116, 85, 155, 154, 153, 139, 138, 140, 156, 184, 183, 191, 180,... -
(Table 1) Biometrics and lipid content of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adipos...
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(Table 1) PBDE and BDE congener concentration in adipose tissue of East Green...
All other congeners were uniformly non-detectable, with detection limits ranging from 0.01 to 0.05 ng/g lw. They were typically 0.01, that are not major components of the... -
(Table 3) Mean plasma lipid content, and plasma PCB and OH-PCB concentration ...
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(Table 1) Mean age, body measurements, and body condition index of polar bear...
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(Table 1) Sex, age and numbers of polar bear skulls (Ursus maritimus) collect...
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(Table 2) Organochlorine concentrations in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from...
Persistent organochlorine (OC) contaminants (PCBs, DDTs, chlordanes (CHLs), dieldrin, hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), chlorobenzenes (CBzs)) were determined in adipose tissue of... -
(Table 1) Circulating levels of TT3 and TT4, and age, length, girth, and esti...
We investigated the multivariate relationships between adipose tissue residue levels of 48 individual organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) and circulating thyroid hormone (TH)... -
(Tables S1,2) Stable isotopes in muscle tissue of polar bears (Ursus maritimu...
The relative contribution of regional contamination versus dietary differences to geographic variation in polar bear (Ursus maritimus) contaminant levels is unknown. Dietary... -
(Table S2) Biometric data, time of ice breakup and carbon isotopic compositio...
Two global environmental issues, climate change and contamination by persistent organic pollutants, represent major concerns for arctic ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear how these... -
(Table 1) Concentration of PCB and other contaminants in blood plasma of pola...
Persistent chemicals accumulate in the arctic environment due to their chemical reactivity and physicochemical properties and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are the most... -
(Tables 1,2) Tracking records and space use statistics of polar bears (Ursus ...
Arctic sea ice is declining rapidly, making it vital to understand the importance of different types of sea ice for ice-dependent species such as polar bears Ursus maritimus. In... -
(Table 2) Mercury concentration in hair of Northwest Greenland polar bears (U...
Hair samples from 117 Northwest Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were taken during 1892-2008 and analyzed for total mercury (hereafter Hg). The sample represented 28... -
(Table 2) Seroprevalence against Trichinella spp. in Ursus maritimus from Sva...
Blood samples of live-caught polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard collected 1991-2000 (Period 1) and 2006-2008 (Period 2) and from the pack ice of the Barents Sea...
