Organochlorine contaminants in albatross from the South Pacific Ocean
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1. Albatross eggs and embryos were collected in field seasons from 1996 to 1998 by Department of Conservation field staff. Species collected were the Northern Royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi), Northern Buller's mollymawk (Thalassarche (platei) (nova sp.)) and Chatham Islands mollymawk (Thalassarche eremita). 2. Tissues were submitted to ESR for chemical analysis. Chemicals of particular interest were polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDF), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a range of persistent organochlorine pesticides, including DDT group compounds .
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