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Organochlorine residues were sought in 26 specimens of Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) and Sooty Shearwater (P. griseus) collected in August, 1974 from the southeastern approaches to the Bay of Fundy. Residue levels of DDTs, PCBs, dieldrin, oxychlorodane, mirex and HCB in depot fat, liver, and muscle are reported. HCB was present at the same order of magnitude in both species; all other contaminants were significantly higher inP. gravis than inP. griseus. Levels of all compounds except mirex and HCB were higher in the depot fat of femaleP. gravis than in males.
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Gaskin, D.E., Holdrinet, M. & Frank, R. Organochlorine residues in shearwaters from the approaches to the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 7, 505–513 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02332075
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