Immunotoxic effects of environmental pollutants in marine mammals

JPW Desforges, C Sonne, M Levin, U Siebert… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to their marine ecology and life-history, marine mammals accumulate some of the
highest levels of environmental contaminants of all wildlife. Given the increasing prevalence …

Immunotoxicity in invertebrates: measurement and ecotoxicological relevance

TS Galloway, MH Depledge - Ecotoxicology, 2001 - Springer
Concern is growing regarding the impact of chemicals suspected of altering the function of
the immune system in humans and wildlife. There are numerous examples of links between …

[图书][B] Media Culture & Environ. Co-P

A Anderson - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
First Published in 1997. This book is intended for final year undergraduates and
postgraduates in cultural and media studies, as well as postgraduate and academic …

Impaired immunity in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) exposed to bioaccumulated environmental contaminants: review of a long-term feeding study.

RL de Swart, PS Ross, JG Vos… - Environmental health …, 1996 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Mass mortalities among seals and dolphins inhabiting contaminated marine regions have
led to speculation about a possible involvement of immunosuppression associated with …

Abnormally high polychlorinated biphenyl levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) affected by the 1990–1992 Mediterranean epizootic

A Aguilar, A Borrell - Science of the Total Environment, 1994 - Elsevier
PCB concentrations and total lipid content were determined in the blubber and liver of
striped dolphins affected by the 1990 morbillivirus epizootic in the Mediterranean Sea, and …

Geographical and temporal variation in levels of organochlorine contaminants in marine mammals

A Aguilar, A Borrell, PJH Reijnders - Marine environmental research, 2002 - Elsevier
The interpretation of the spatial and temporal patterns of variation in organochlorine
concentrations in marine mammal populations is complex because of the lack of wide-scale …

Contaminant-induced immunotoxicity in harbour seals: wildlife at risk?

P Ross, R De Swart, R Addison, H Van Loveren, J Vos… - Toxicology, 1996 - Elsevier
Persistent, lipophilic polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs) accumulate readily
in the aquatic food chain and are found in high concentrations in seals and other marine …

Impairment of immune function in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) feeding on fish from polluted waters

R de Swart, P Ross, L Vedder, H Timmerman… - Ambio, 1994 - repub.eur.nl
Disease outbreaks with high mortality rates among seals and dolphins have recently
attracted considerable public and scientific interest. Allhouyh in most cases morbillivirus …

Contaminant-related suppression of delayed-type hypersensitivity and antibody responses in harbor seals fed herring from the Baltic Sea.

PS Ross, RL De Swart, PJ Reijnders… - Environmental …, 1995 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Recent mass mortalities among several marine mammal populations have led to
speculation about increased susceptibility to viral infections as a result of contaminant …

Do marine mammals experience stress related to anthropogenic noise?

AJ Wright, NA Soto, AL Baldwin… - International Journal …, 2007 - escholarship.org
This paper could not have been written without the financial and organizational support from
Dieter Paulmann and Jo Hastie respectively. Thanks are also due to two anonymous …