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

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) encompass an array of anthropogenic organic and
elemental substances and their degradation and metabolic byproducts that have been found …

Beyond vitamin D (VD) effect on bone homeostasis, numerous physiological functions in
human health have been described for this versatile prohormone. In 2016, 95% of the …

Here we review contaminant exposure and related health effects in six selected Baltic key
species. Sentinel species included are common eider, white-tailed eagle, harbour porpoise …

The aim of this review is to provide a thorough overview of the health effects from the
complexed biomagnified mixture of long-range transported industrial organochlorines …

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the most common chronic metabolic disease in children and
adolescents. The etiology of T1D is not fully understood but it seems multifactorial. The …

Killer whales in the NE Pacific Ocean are among the world's most PCB-contaminated marine
mammals, raising concerns about implications for their health. Sixteen health-related killer …

The relationships of exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with vitamin D and
kidney function remain unclear. Our analyses included 6070 adults from 2003 to 2010 …

Hair sampled from 96 East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) over the periods 1892–
1927 and 1988–2009 was analyzed for cortisol as a proxy to investigate temporal patterns of …

The present study investigated the concentrations and patterns of PBDEs and hydroxylated
(OH) PBDE analogues in two ringed seal populations: less contaminated Svalbard and …