PCB and heavy metals in beached sperm whales
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Heavy Metals, Organochlorines and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sperm Whales Stranded in the Southern North Sea During the 1994/1995 Winter
Context of the study
In the winter of 1994-1995 21 sperm whales beached along the North Sea shorelines. Although the reason for the strandings was that a group of sperm whales became trapped in the unfavorable North sea, concentration of
Content of the study
7 of the 21 sperm whales beached on Belgian and Dutch territory. One of them died at least a day before beaching, the six others died shortly after stranding. The muscles, livers kidneys and fat of these 7 whales were examined for the presence of heavy metals, organochlorines and PAH's.
Main results
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