Environmental contaminants in arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) in Svalbard: relationships with feeding ecology and body condition.

E Fuglei J O Bustnes H Hop T Mørk H Björnfoth B van Bavel

Environ Pollut

Norwegian Polar Institute, The Polar Environmental Centre, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway.

Published: March 2007

Adipose tissues from 20 arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) of both sexes from Svalbard were analysed for polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDE), chlordane, and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) concentrations. Gender (0.43

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