High PCB concentrations in free-ranging Pacific killer whales, Orcinus orca: effects of age, sex and dietary preference

…, MG Ikonomou, LG Barrett-Lennard, RF Addison - Marine Pollution …, 2000 - Elsevier
Blubber biopsy samples were obtained for contaminant analysis from two discrete populations
of killer whales (Orcinus orca) which frequent the coastal waters of British Columbia, …

Exponential increases of the brominated flame retardants, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, in the Canadian Arctic from 1981 to 2000

…, S Rayne, RF Addison - Environmental science & …, 2002 - ACS Publications
A suite of 37 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners and all of the homologue
groups from mono- to deca-brominated were determined in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) …

Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington State, USA, reveal a combination of local and global polychlorinated biphenyl, dioxin …

…, SJ Jeffries, MB Yunker, RF Addison… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) can serve as a useful indicator of food web contamination
by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because of its high trophic level, wide distribution in …

Biomarker responses in pelagic and benthic fish over 1 year following the Hebei Spirit oil spill (Taean, Korea)

…, JG An, JH Won, GM Han, NS Kim, RF Addison… - Marine pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
After the Hebei Spirit oil spill incident (7th December, 2007) in the west coast of Korea,
contamination of biliary PAH metabolite and hepatic biomarkers in a pelagic and a benthic fish …

IMMUNE FUNCTION IN FREE-RANGING HARBOR SEAL (PHOCA VITULINA) MOTHERS AND THEIR PUPS DURING LACTATION

…, WD Bowen, RF Addison - Journal of Wildlife …, 1993 - meridian.allenpress.com
Immune function in harbor seal mothers and their pups during lactation was studied on Sable
Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, during the springs of 1989 and 1990. Methods included total …

Organochlorine residue levels in Arctic ringed seals: variation with age and sex

RF Addison, TG Smith - Oikos, 1974 - JSTOR
We have reported previously (Addison et al. 1973) that concentrations of DDT group
pesticides and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in blubber lipid increased with age in a …

An overview of the GEEP workshop

BL Bayne, RF Addison, JM Capuzzo, KR Clarke… - … Ecology Progress Series, 1988 - JSTOR
This paper reviews the main highlights of the GEEP Workshop, both its successes and failures,
draws conclusions from these and from lessons learnt in convening and participating in …

The use of biological effects monitoring in studies of marine pollution

RF Addison - Environmental Reviews, 1996 - cdnsciencepub.com
Although we usually view marine pollution in terms of the distribution of chemicals, several
modern approaches allow us to detect biological responses to contaminants with sensitivity …

Trends of persistent organic pollutants in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the Canadian Arctic

…, MG Ikonomou, C Dubetz, RF Addison… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ringed seals (Phoca hispida) have been used as bioindicator species of environmental
contamination in Canada since the 1970s. In the present study, seals were harvested during …

Distribution of fatty acids in cod flesh lipids

RF Addison, RG Ackman… - Journal of the Fisheries …, 1968 - cdnsciencepub.com
Cod flesh lipids were separated by silicic acid chromatography into eight fractions, and the
fatty acid distribution in five of these was examined by gas–liquid chromatography (GLC). As …