Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish

RJ Letcher, JO Bustnes, R Dietz, BM Jenssen… - Science of the Total …, 2010 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) encompass an array of anthropogenic organic and
elemental substances and their degradation and metabolic byproducts that have been found …

Biological monitoring of polyfluoroalkyl substances: a review

M Houde, JW Martin, RJ Letcher… - … science & technology, 2006 - ACS Publications
Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFSs) are used in industrial and commercial products and can
degrade to persistent perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs) and perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their hydroxylated/methoxylated analogs: environmental sources, metabolic relationships, and relative toxicities

SB Wiseman, Y Wan, H Chang, X Zhang… - Marine pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
Brominated compounds are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment. The polybrominated
diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants are anthropogenic compounds of concern. Studies …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in serum from residents living in a brominated flame retardant production area: Occurrence, influencing factors, and relationships with …

X Zhao, X Yang, Y Du, R Li, T Zhou, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used as flame retardants (FRs) in
China for decades, even after they were identified as persistent organic pollutants. In this …

Elevated serum polybrominated diphenyl ethers and thyroid-stimulating hormone associated with lymphocytic micronuclei in Chinese workers from an E-waste …

J Yuan, L Chen, D Chen, H Guo, X Bi, Y Ju… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
In this study, we recruited 49 subjects from one village close to an electronic waste (e-waste)
site (exposed group) and another located 50 km away from the e-waste site (control group) …

Bioconcentration and biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) through lower-trophic-level coastal marine food web

K Mizukawa, H Takada, I Takeuchi, T Ikemoto… - Marine Pollution …, 2009 - Elsevier
Bivalves, crabs, fishes, seawater, and sediment collected from the inner part of Tokyo Bay,
Japan, were measured for 20 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and 5 polychlorinated …

Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus …

RJ Letcher, WA Gebbink, C Sonne, EW Born… - Environment …, 2009 - Elsevier
We report on the comparative bioaccumulation, biotransformation and/or biomagnification
from East Greenland ringed seal (Pusa hispida) blubber to polar bear (Ursus maritimus) …

Franciscana dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei, as environmental sentinels of the world's largest mining disaster: temporal trends for organohalogen compounds and …

N de Oliveira-Ferreira, BMR Manhães… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract On November 5th, 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed in Minas Gerais, southeastern
Brazil, releasing millions of cubic meters of mud containing mining residue into the Doce …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic transformation of environmentally-relevant brominated flame retardants in Fauna: A review

TA Smythe, G Su, Å Bergman, RJ Letcher - Environment international, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, production trends of the flame retardant (FR) industry, and
specifically for brominated FRs (BFRs), is for the replacement of banned and regulated …

Toward an integrated framework for assessing micropollutants in marine mammals: Challenges, progress, and opportunities

E Sanganyado, R Bi, C Teta… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
As apex predators, marine mammals play a key role in maintaining community structure and
functioning in marine ecosystems. Hence, a decline in marine mammal populations may …