TY - JOUR
AU - Shepherdson,  David
AB - Re-introduction of California Condors into Oregon is currently being considered, but there are concerns about the safety of potential food sources of this species. Condors are opportunistic feeders and a largely available food source for this species will be stranded marine mammal carcasses. We analyzed 37 blubber samples from 7 different marine mammal species collected from the Oregon and Southern Washington coasts for 18 organochlorine (OC) pesticides and 16 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) was the most prevalent OC contaminant, making up more than 58 % of the total OC concentration measured. There were no significant differences in OC content between species or sexes.
TI - Organochlorine Contaminants in Blubber from Stranded Marine Mammals Collected from the Northern Oregon and Southern Washington Coasts: Implications for Re-introducing California Condors, Gymnogyps californianus, in Oregon
JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
DO - 10.1007/s00128-012-0940-0
DA - 2013-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/organochlorine-contaminants-in-blubber-from-stranded-marine-mammals-0io1PnC4FU
SP - 269
EP - 273
VL - 90
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -