Killer Whales Metabolize Contaminants, Yet Still Show Record-High Contamination Levels
Allen Press PublishingKiller whales hold the gloomy record of being the most-polluted European arctic mammal, says a new study published in the latest issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Levels of contaminants measured in whales near Norway were among the highest ever measured in marine mammals, exceeding levels found in harbor seals, polar bears, and white whales.