Perfluorinated contaminants in ringed, bearded, spotted, and ribbon seals from the Alaskan Bering and Chukchi Seas.

Mar Pollut Bull

Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701, United States.

Published: October 2008

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