| polyhalogenated compounds (pcbs, chlordanes, hcb and bfrs) in four polar bears (ursus maritimus) that swam malnourished from east greenland to iceland. | levels of organohalogen compounds (pcbs, chlordane, pbb 153, pbdes, hcb) were determined in adipose tissue, liver, kidney and muscle of four polar bears which swam and/or drifted to iceland in extremely malnourished condition. since the colonization in the 9th century polar bears have been repeatedly observed in iceland. however, in recent years three of the animals have clearly left their natural habitat in poor condition in may or june, i.e. at the end of the major feeding season. the fourth b ... | 2015 | 26172596 |