[MARMAM] New contribution (Chapter): Assessing Biomagnification in Galapagos sea lions

2012-11-08 Thread Juan Alava
Dear colleagues, Please, find below a new contribution on Biomagnification and Trophic Transport of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Food Chain of the Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki): Conservation and Management Implications, published in the new book New Approaches to the Study

[MARMAM] New paper: Habitat-based PCB environmental criteria to protect killer whales

2012-11-08 Thread Juan Alava
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the publication of a new paper about the development of a bioaccumulation model and an environmental guideline for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) to protect resident killer whales in British Columbia (Canada) and surrounding areas. PDF copies of the

Re: [MARMAM] Information on recent Mass Stranding in Peru

2012-06-26 Thread Juan Alava
Dear colleagues, Please, find below a short comment to follow up the case of the recent massive die-off of dolphins in the Peruvian coast published in Nature this week (correspondence section) Best Regards! Juan Jose Alava http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7403/full/486323d.html

Re: [MARMAM] Information on recent Mass Stranding in Peru

2012-05-31 Thread Juan Alava
Hi Sarah and everybody, Following the dolphins' mass mortality in Peru, there is also an article posted in environmental health news at the following link  Thousands of dolphins may have died in Peru's massive die-off; cause could remain mystery

[MARMAM] New article: PBDE flame retardants and PCBs in Steller sea lions (BC, Canada)

2012-05-11 Thread Juan Alava
Dear colleagues, Please, find below the abstract of a new contribution regarding the first assessment of PBDE flame retardants and PCBs in overwintering Steller sea lion in BC, Canada. If you would like a pdf copy of the article in press, please feel free to request the paper to

[MARMAM] papers on DDT in Galapagos sea lions

2011-08-18 Thread Juan Alava
Dear colleagues, I hope everybody is doing well. Two new contributions on DDT in Galapagos sea lions were recently published. Please, see below   DDT in endangered Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 62, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 660-671   ABSTRACT We

[MARMAM] A Recent article on PCBs and PBDEs in Galapagos sea lions

2009-11-09 Thread Juan Alava
Dear colleagues, Please, find attached the first article on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Galapagos sea lion published recently in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. This paper is focused on PCBs, PBDEs, dioxins/furans. We are finishing