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 …

Brominated flame retardants in the Arctic environment—trends and new candidates

CA de Wit, D Herzke, K Vorkamp - Science of the Total Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) containing two to 10 bromines are ubiquitous in
the Arctic, in both abiotic and biotic samples. Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is also …

Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment

RJ Law, CR Allchin, J De Boer, A Covaci, D Herzke… - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review those data which have recently become available for brominated
flame retardants (particularly the brominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs) and …

Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the Arctic

CA De Wit, M Alaee, DCG Muir - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) containing two to seven bromines are ubiquitous
in Arctic biotic and abiotic samples (from zooplankton to polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and …

Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in marine biota of the Canadian Arctic: an overview of spatial and temporal trends

BM Braune, PM Outridge, AT Fisk, DCG Muir… - Science of the total …, 2005 - Elsevier
This review summarizes and synthesizes the significant amount of data which was
generated on mercury (Hg) and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Canadian Arctic …

Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wild aquatic species from an electronic waste (e-waste) …

JP Wu, XJ Luo, Y Zhang, Y Luo, SJ Chen, BX Mai… - Environment …, 2008 - Elsevier
Water and several wild aquatic species including Chinese mysterysnail, prawn, fish, and
water snake were collected from a reservoir surrounded by several e-waste recycling …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] High tech trash: Digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health

E Grossman - 2007 - books.google.com
The Digital Age was expected to usher in an era of clean production, an alternative to
smokestack industries and their pollutants. But as environmental journalist Elizabeth …

Offshore produced water management: A review of current practice and challenges in harsh/Arctic environments

J Zheng, B Chen, W Thanyamanta, K Hawboldt… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasing offshore oil and gas exploration and development in harsh/Arctic environments
require more effective offshore produced water management, as these environments are …

Bioaccumulation behaviour of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in a Canadian Arctic marine food web

BC Kelly, MG Ikonomou, JD Blair… - Science of the Total …, 2008 - Elsevier
A comparative analysis of the bioaccumulation behaviour of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
(PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was conducted involving simultaneous …

Flame retardants and methoxylated and hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in two Norwegian Arctic top predators: glaucous gulls and polar bears

J Verreault, GW Gabrielsen, S Chu… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
The brominated flame retardants have been subject of a particular environmental focus in
the Arctic. The present study investigated the congener patterns and levels of total …