5 b suggests a negative trend between maternal transfer ratio and log K ow ; PAH compounds with LMW and lower log K ow may be more readily transferred across placental membranes compared to contaminants with HMW and higher log K ow .
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) source identification and a maternal transfer case study in threatened killer whales (Orcinus orca) of British Columbia, Canada.
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