Researchers report pacific sperm whales exposed to PAHs, pesticides, other pollutants

Monday, December 6, 2010 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Texas Tech University whale researcher said she and others found evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and persistent organic pollutants, including the pesticide DDT, in Pacific Ocean-dwelling sperm whales.

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