Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are important environmental contaminants
globally and in the early 2000s they were shown to be ubiquitous contaminants in Arctic …

The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is defined as an indicator species of plastic
pollution by the Oslo-Paris Convention for the North-East Atlantic, but few data exist for …

Perfluoroalkylated compounds (PFCs) are used in fire-fighting foams, treatment of clothes,
carpets and leather products, and as lubricants, pesticides, in paints and medicine. Recent …

Flame retardants (FRs) are a diverse group of chemicals, many of which persist in the
environment and bioaccumulate in biota. Although some FRs have been withdrawn from …

The field-based distribution and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs) were determined in residential Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) from an …

Accidental spillage of oil in to the sea from ship** transport and drilling rigs results in spills
that cause significant unsustainable mortality of wildlife and destroys marine ecosystem …

In this study we found that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) were omnipresent in a
tropical seabird community comprising diverse ecological guilds and distinct foraging and …

Environmental factors that can influence telomeres are diverse, but the association between
telomeres and exposure to environmental contaminants is yet to be elucidated. To date …

Increasing levels of poly-and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) have recently been
described in Arctic biota. These emerging substances are of concern given their resistance …