Polychlorinated biphenyls and its potential role in endometriosis

M Yao, T Hu, Y Wang, Y Du, C Hu, R Wu - Environmental pollution, 2017‏ - Elsevier
With the progress of global industrialization and environmental deterioration, the
relationship between human health and the living environment has become an increasing …

Persistent Contaminants and Herpesvirus OtHV1 Are Positively Associated With Cancer in Wild California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)

FMD Gulland, AJ Hall, GM Ylitalo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of cancer in wild California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) is one of the
highest amongst mammals, with 18–23% of adult animals examined post-mortem over the …

The dynamics of persistent organic pollutant (POP) transfer from female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to their calves during lactation

DP Noren, S Johnson, D Boyd, GM Ylitalo… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are lipophilic compounds that can accumulate in high
concentrations in the blubber of marine mammals, which are long-lived, top-level predators …

Blood kinetics of lipophilic and proteinophilic pollutants during two types of long-term fast in king penguins

M Mollier, P Bustamante… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
In vertebrates, fasting is an intricate physiological process associated with strong metabolic
changes, yet its effect on pollutant residue variation is poorly understood. Here, we …

Apex marine predators and ocean health: Proactive screening of halogenated organic contaminants reveals ecosystem indicator species

JM Cossaboon, E Hoh, SJ Chivers, DW Weller, K Danil… - Chemosphere, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Despite decades-long bans on the production and use of certain chemicals, many
halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) are persistent and can bioaccumulate in the …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent organic pollutants and trace elements detected in New Zealand fur seals (long-nosed fur seal; Arctocephalus forsteri) from New South Wales …

J Hall, SB Nash, A Gautam, H Bender, BJ Pitcher… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a growing threat to wildlife health and biodiversity. The
relationship between marine mammals and pollutants is, however, complex and as new …

[HTML][HTML] Monk seals (Monachus monachus) in the Mediterranean Sea: The threat of organochlorine contaminants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

F Capanni, AA Karamanlidis, P Dendrinos… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is an emblematic species of
conservation concern. Anthropogenic pressures have led to severe population declines and …

Bioaccumulation of PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs in marine mammals from West Antarctica

M Khairy, E Brault, R Dickhut, KC Harding… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
To understand the bioaccumulation and food web dynamics of persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) as a function of species, age and sex in Antarctic mammals, blubber samples of 3 …

Mobilization of persistent organic pollutants in humpback whales: Insights from feeding areas in the Antarctic peninsula and Strait of Magellan to migration, breeding …

J da Silva, S Taniguchi, FI Colabuono, J Leonel… - Marine pollution …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Southern Hemisphere Megaptera novaeangliae undertake the longest migration,
which reflect their exposure to lipophilic contaminants. To assess these changes, persistent …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and sex hormone concentrations in ringed and grey seals: a possible link to endocrine disruption?

GM Troisi, SJ Barton, O Liori, M Nyman - Archives of Environmental …, 2020‏ - Springer
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are recognised reproductive and immune system
toxicants in marine mammals mediated by endocrine-disrupting mechanisms. As with other …