Biomonitoring of persistent pollutants in grey seal (Halichoerus seagrypus) pups from the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea

• Published in: Marine pollution bulletin Vol. 209; no. Pt B; p. 117198
• Main Authors: Salcedo, S., Di Marzio, A., Martínez-López, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Baltic Sea; Biological Monitoring; brain; chlordane; Environmental Monitoring; Female; Halichoerus grypus; marine pollution; Metals; Pinnipeds; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis; POPs; Seals; Seals, Earless - metabolism; toxicity; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Baltic Sea; Pinnipeds; Halichoerus grypus; Metals; Baltic Sea; POPs; Seals

We analyzed for the first time the concentration of potentially toxic trace elements Hg, As, Pb, Cr and Se and POPs (PCBs and OCPs) in tissues of 41 grey seal pups (Halichoerus grypus) stranded on the shores of the Gulf of Riga. Lanugo was the sample with the highest concentrations of all trace elem...