A common Arctic fish can suffer subtle immunological impairments from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at concentrations found in some remote polar waters, new research indicates.
NO COLD COMFORT. PCBs at polar concentrations can affect the Arctic char’s immune system. E.H. Jørgensen/Univ. of Tromsø
Alec G. Maule of the U.S. Geological Survey in Cook, Wash., and his colleagues fed various doses of PCBs to Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) living in laboratory tanks.
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