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Article: Biotransport of organic pollutants to an inland Alaska lake by migrating sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
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- Arctic
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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1 Corresponding author: Ecotoxicology, Department of Ecology, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden; Goran.Ewald@ecotox.lu.se2 Ecotoxicology, Department of Ecology, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden3 Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Sport Fish Division, Glennallen, Alaska 99588, U.S.A.(Received 12 June 1997; accepted in revised form 8 October 1997)ABSTRACT. Persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the pesticide DDT, known to harm wildlife, have been shown to reach pristine Subarctic and Arctic areas by global atmospheric transport. Another transport route for pollutant entry into these ecosystems is provided by migrating ...