Organochlorine residues in short-finned pilot whale possible use as tracers of biological parameters

Organochlorine (PCBs and p, p′-DDE residues in the blubber of short-finned pilot whale ( Globicephala macrorhynchus) from Ayukawa, the Pacific coast of Japan revealed clear age trends particularly in females. PCBs and DDE increased in concentration up to about 10 years age and declined with increasi...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 1987, Vol.18 (10), p.561-563
Main Authors: Tanabe, S, Loganathan, B.G, Subramanian, An, Tatsukawa, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
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Summary:Organochlorine (PCBs and p, p′-DDE residues in the blubber of short-finned pilot whale ( Globicephala macrorhynchus) from Ayukawa, the Pacific coast of Japan revealed clear age trends particularly in females. PCBs and DDE increased in concentration up to about 10 years age and declined with increasing age up to about 25 years. Again, after 25 years of age the concentration of PCBs and DDE increased with increasing age. Age-related biological parameters particularly the reproductive parameters are discernible from the organochlorine data, giving credence to the use of persistent organochlorines as excellent chemical tracers in biological and ecological studies of cetaceans.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/0025-326X(87)90541-8