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 …

Effects of environmental change on wildlife health

K Acevedo-Whitehouse… - … Transactions of the …, 2009‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Environmental change has negatively affected most biological systems on our planet and is
becoming of increasing concern for the well-being and survival of many species. At an …

Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of immune, reproductive and carcinogenic effects from contaminant exposure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) …

R Dietz, K Gustavson, C Sonne, JP Desforges… - Environmental …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) consume large quantities of seal blubber and other high
trophic marine mammals and consequently have some of the highest tissue concentrations …

A circumpolar monitoring framework for polar bears

D Vongraven, J Aars, S Amstrup, SN Atkinson… - Ursus, 2012‏ - BioOne
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) occupy remote regions that are characterized by harsh
weather and limited access. Polar bear populations can only persist where temporal and …

Reproductive performance in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may be affected by organohalogen contaminants as shown by physiologically-based …

C Sonne, K Gustavson, FF Rigét, R Dietz, M Birkved… - Chemosphere, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feed mainly on ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and consume
large quantities of blubber and consequently have one of the highest tissue concentrations …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)–New endocrine disruptors in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

KE Pedersen, RJ Letcher, C Sonne, R Dietz… - Environment …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are emerging in the Arctic and accumulate in
brain tissues of East Greenland (EG) polar bears. In vitro studies have shown that PFASs …

Risk of POP mixtures on the Arctic food chain

S Villa, S Migliorati, GS Monti… - Environmental …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
The exposure of the Arctic ecosystem to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was assessed
through a review of literature data. Concentrations of 19 chemicals or congeneric groups …

Macroecotoxicology: challenges and opportunities to study broad-scale biodiversity patterns under the effect of microplastics contamination

GM Moulatlet, DM Truchet, MV Capparelli… - Current Opinion in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Despite several advances in the field of ecotoxicology, the implication of the effects of
xenobiotics on species' macroecological responses can only be inferred. Almost a decade …

Exposure to mixtures of organohalogen contaminants and associative interactions with thyroid hormones in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

GD Villanger, BM Jenssen, RR Fjeldberg… - Environment …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
We investigated the multivariate relationships between adipose tissue residue levels of 48
individual organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) and circulating thyroid hormone (TH) levels …