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DDT and PCB in Marine Animals from Swedish Waters

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Analyses of pesticide residues in a wide range of marine organisms from the coastal waters of Sweden show that there is a marked contamination in the Baltic. There are signs of an increase in polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) from north to south in this area. Exceptionally large amounts of residues were found in white tailed eagles from the archipelago of Stockholm.

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  1. Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm

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  2. Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm

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  3. Institute of Marine Research, Lysekil

    G. OTTERLIND

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JENSEN, S., JOHNELS, A., OLSSON, M. et al. DDT and PCB in Marine Animals from Swedish Waters. Nature 224, 247–250 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224247a0

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