High pollutant exposure level of the largest European community of bottlenose dolphins in the English Channel
Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (T-Hg) in the blubber and skin, respectively, of the free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, from the Normanno-Breton Gulf, one of the largest identified coastal population...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48485-7 |