In recent years, interest in the impact of environmental pollutants on the ecosystem has
increased significantly, with particular attention being paid to the relationship between …

Phthalate esters are high production volume chemicals and are widely used as additives in
the plastics industry. Since they are not chemically bound to the plastics, they can easily …

Phthalate esters (PAEs) are predominant additives in plastics, their widespread
contamination in aquatic environments has raised global concern. Here, twelve plastic …

Microplastics (MPs), an emerging ubiquitous pollutant in the aquatic ecosystem, pose
serious health concerns to the survival of aquatic fauna, especially top predators (eg …

Thyroid hormone system disrupting compounds are considered potential threats for human
and environmental health. Multiple adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) for thyroid hormone …

For decades, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) has been found to ingest and
accumulate high loads of plastic due to its feeding ecology and digestive tract morphology …

Plastic pollution has been reported to affect Arctic mammals and birds. There are strengths
and limitations to monitoring litter and microplastics using Arctic mammals and birds. One …

Phthalates are widely used as plasticizers in plastic production. Due to the absence of
covalent bonds with plastic polymers, phthalates can continuously leach from the plastics …

Short-, medium-, and long-chain chlorinated paraffins (CPs)(SCCPs, MCCPs, and LCCPs)
and dechloranes are chemicals of emerging concern; however, little is known of their …

Contaminant levels and trends have been monitored in the eggs of seabirds from the
Canadian Arctic since 1975. Nearly 50 years of monitoring have provided key information …