| concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in plasma from two species of turtle from the tennessee river gorge. | persistent organic pollutants (pops) are characterized by their resistance to degradation, biomagnification, global transport, and adverse toxicological effects. the goal of this study was to determine baseline concentrations of several classes of pops, including polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) in two turtle species, the cumberland slider (trachemys scripta troosti) and the common musk turtle (sternotherus odoratus) from the ... | 2009 | 19406450 |