Recent trends of organochlorine concentrations in the global environment are discussed
based on results of temporal trend studies. Organochlorine residue levels in human tissues …

Recent studies have added substantially to our knowledge of spatial and temporal trends of
persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals in the Canadian Arctic marine ecosystem …

To trace the biomagnification of organochlorines in marine food chains near Svalbard, which
may lead to the high organochlorine concentrations in top predators from the area, we …

The time trend monitoring of organochlorine pollution was carried out in Sweden since the
late 1960s. This report presents data on concentrations of DDT, PCB, HCHs and HCB in …

Whereas the pervasive and abundant presence of perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs)
in the Arctic marine food chain is clearly established, their origin and transport pathway into …

A fully referenced, comprehensive scientific and technical report presenting the 1998 AMAP
assessment on the status of the Arctic environment with respect to pollution, including …

Since the phase-out of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), large amounts of
alternative halogenated flame retardants (AHFRs) have been introduced to the market. Due …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDE, are widespread contaminants in the Swedish
environment and are present in both background and industrialised areas. This study …

The state of knowledge of contaminants in Canadian Arctic biota of the freshwater and
terrestrial ecosystems has advanced enormously since the publication of the first major …

Adipose tissue samples from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were obtained by necropsy or
biopsy between the spring of 1989 to the spring of 1993 from Wrangel Island in Russia, most …