[HTML][HTML] Legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the polar regions

Z **e, P Zhang, Z Wu, S Zhang, L Wei, L Mi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of numerous emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) and remobilization of
legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in polar regions have become significant …

Levels and distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in humans and environmental compartments: a comprehensive review of the last five years of research

D Klinčić, M Dvoršćak, K Jagić, G Mendaš… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of brominated flame retardants (BFRs),
present in the environment, animals, and humans. Their levels, distribution, and human …

Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Arctic marine and freshwater biota

F Rigét, A Bignert, B Braune, M Dam, R Dietz… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
More than 1000 time-series of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic biota from
marine and freshwater ecosystems some extending back to the beginning of 1980s were …

The occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) contamination in soil, water/sediment, and air

Z Wu, W Han, X Yang, Y Li, Y Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
As a kind of brominated flame retardants (BFRs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
are extensively used in different types of electronic equipment, furniture, plastics, and …

Environmental contamination and climate change in Antarctic ecosystems: an updated overview

R Bargagli, E Rota - Environmental Science: Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Abiotic and biotic components of Antarctic ecosystems are valuable archives of past and
current trends in global processes and play an important role in assessing emissions and …

Occurrence, distribution, and bioaccumulation of new and legacy persistent organic pollutants in an ecosystem on King George Island, maritime Antarctica

JT Kim, YJ Choi, M Barghi, JH Kim, JW Jung… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence and bioaccumulation of new and legacy persistent organic pollutants
(POPs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) …

Twenty years later: PBDEs in fish from US sites with historically extreme contamination

MJ La Guardia, TM Mainor, DR Luellen, E Harvey… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Shortly after their production ban PBDE environmental levels retreated from their peak (circa
2000), but rates of decrease appear to be slowing. Therefore, to update environmental …

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 …

Semivolatile organic compounds in US high schools: Concentrations and associations with building characteristics and seasonal variations

H Li, C Bi, A Novoselac, KA Kinney, RL Corsi… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High schools contain various sources that can release semivolatile organic compounds
(SVOCs) including phthalates and other plasticizers, polybrominated diphenyl ethers …

Chemical threats for the sentinel Pygoscelis adeliae from the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence and levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), perfluoroalkyl …

N Pala, K Vorkamp, R Bossi, S Ancora… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (RS-MPA) hosts endemic species that have to
cope with multiple threats, including chemical contamination. Adèlie penguin is considered …