Organochlorine pollution in sperm whales,Physeter macrocephalus,from the temperate waters of the eastern North Atlantic |
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| Authors: | Alex Aguilar |
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| Institution: | Department of Zoology (Vertebrates), Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 28, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Residues of DDE, DDD, DDT and PCB were measured in different tissues of fourteen sperm whales caught in the waters off Spain's north-western coasts. Unlike what seems common in other marine mammal species, females appear to be more contaminated by organochlorine compounds than males. Pollutant levels in this species were found to be intermediate to other cetaceans, probably due to their feeding habits mainly based on squid and bottom fish. Concentrations of total DDT and PCB in blubber were similar to most of those determined in sperm whales from other areas of the northern hemisphere. |
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