Transplacental transfer of polychlorinat
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Jean-Pierre W. Desforges; Peter S. Ross; Lisa L. Loseto
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract This study found that arctic beluga whales (__Delphinapterus leucas__) transferred, on average, 11.4% (7.5 mg) and 11.1% (0.1 mg) of their polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) blubber burden to their near‐term fetuses. A single physicochemical paramete