Publications by authors named "Ambar Maldonado-Rodriguez"
Sci Total Environ
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the historical contamination of eastern Canadian shelf waters, particularly focusing on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in cetaceans from 2015 to 2022.
- It compares the accumulation of these contaminants across six cetacean species and evaluates how their feeding habits and trophic levels affect pollutant concentrations.
- Findings indicate that killer whales show the highest levels of PCBs and OCs, while improvements in pollutant levels have been observed since regulations were enacted, though killer whales still face significant toxicity risks.
