[HTML][HTML] Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

R Dietz, RJ Letcher, JP Desforges, I Eulaers… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

The influence of global climate change on the environmental fate of persistent organic pollutants: A review with emphasis on the Northern Hemisphere and the Arctic …

J Ma, H Hung, RW Macdonald - Global and Planetary Change, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Following worldwide bans and restrictions on the use of many persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) from the late 1970s, their regional and global distributions have become governed …

Effects of organochlorine pesticide residues in maternal body on infants

SY Qi, XL Xu, WZ Ma, SL Deng, ZX Lian… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
There are many organochlorine pollutants in the environment, which can be directly or
indirectly exposed to by mothers, and as estrogen endocrine disruptors can cause damage …

[HTML][HTML] State of knowledge on current exposure, fate and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic

H Routti, TC Atwood, T Bechshoft, A Boltunov… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the Arctic species exposed to the highest
concentrations of long-range transported bioaccumulative contaminants, such as …

Legacy and new halogenated persistent organic pollutants in polar bears from a contamination hotspot in the Arctic, Hudson Bay Canada

RJ Letcher, AD Morris, M Dyck, E Sverko… - Science of the Total …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
A large and complex suite of 295 legacy and new halogenated persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) were investigated in fat or liver tissue samples of polar bears collected in 2013–2014 …

Pesticide residues in breast milk and the associated risk assessment: A review focused on China

L Kuang, Y Hou, F Huang, H Hong, H Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This review aims to provide an overview of studies on pesticide residues in breast milk in
China and the related health risk to mother and infants. Results showed that the …

Global change effects on the long‐term feeding ecology and contaminant exposures of E ast G reenland polar bears

MA McKinney, SJ Iverson, AT Fisk… - Global change …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rapid climate changes are occurring in the A rctic, with substantial repercussions for arctic
ecosystems. It is challenging to assess ecosystem changes in remote polar environments …

Novel brominated flame retardants and dechlorane plus in Greenland air and biota

K Vorkamp, R Bossi, FF Rigét, H Skov, C Sonne… - Environmental …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Following the ban of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, other halogenated flame retardants
(FRs) might be used increasingly. This study has analyzed hexabromocyclododecane …

A review of ecological impacts of global climate change on persistent organic pollutant and mercury pathways and exposures in arctic marine ecosystems

MA McKinney, S Pedro, R Dietz, C Sonne… - Current …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Bioaccumulative and biomagnifying contaminants, such as persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) and mercury (Hg), have for decades been recognized as a health concern in arctic …

Intelligent nanomaterials for solar energy harvesting: from polar bear hairs to unsmooth nanofiber fabrication

Q Wang, JH He, Z Liu - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Polar bears can live in an extremely cold environment due to their hairs which possess
some remarkable properties. The hollow structure of the hair enables the bear to absorb …