Accumulation of POPs-like contaminants in raptors (IMAGE)

Ehime University

Accumulation of POPs-like contaminants in raptors

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Raptors are top predators in the terrestrial food web. High accumulation levels of C15-based chlordane byproducts, homologues of DDT metabolites and polychlorinated terphenyls in the liver of raptors suggest high biomagnification potential of these typically unmonitored contaminants.

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© Tatsuya Kunisue, Ehime University

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