Guilt by Association – Untrusted Research if Funded by Oil Industry?

I have to admit that I am a little jealous. I was checking into the research that was completed on the Gulf oil spill at the website: gulfresearchinitiative.org. I was preparing a presentation on how the oil spill in the gulf might impact monitoring of the Alberta oil sands. I…

Sample Collection and Management for Environmental Forensic Investigations (Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants)

This chapter presents an overview of the protocols within which environmental forensics investigations must take place, the documentation required for a robust investigation and advances in the development of electronic data recording and management. Documentation of preparations, activities, and analysis is contained within quality systems, which are the same as…

Methylsulfone Polycglorinated Biphenyl and 2,2-bis(Chlorophenyl)-1,1-Dichloroethylene Metabolites in Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus Leucas) From the St. Lawrence River Estuary and Western Hudson Bay, Canada

Knowledge is limited regarding methylsulfone (MeSO2)-polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), and especially MeSO2–2,2-bis(chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethylene (DDE), metabolites in cetacean species. We hypothesized that the ability of beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) to biotransform PCB and DDE compounds, and to form and degrade their MeSO2 PCB and -DDE metabolites, is related to the capacity for xenobiotic metabolism….

Pentachlorophenol and Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyl Metabolites in Umbilical Cord Plasma of Neonates from Coastal Populations in Québec.

Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydroxylated metabolites of PCBs (HO-PCBs) and octachlorostyrene (4-HO-HpCS), and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were determined in umbilical cord plasma samples from three different regions of Québec. The regions studied included two coastal areas where exposure to PCBs is high because of marine-food-based diets–Nunavik (Inuit people) and the…