[HTML][HTML] Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

R Dietz, RJ Letcher, JP Desforges, I Eulaers… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

[HTML][HTML] Levels and trends of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances in the Arctic environment–An update

D Muir, R Bossi, P Carlsson, M Evans, A De Silva… - Emerging …, 2019 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are important environmental contaminants
globally and in the early 2000s they were shown to be ubiquitous contaminants in Arctic …

Negligible impact of ingested microplastics on tissue concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in northern fulmars off coastal Norway

D Herzke, T Anker-Nilssen, TH Nøst… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
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 …

Neurotoxic effects of perfluoroalkylated compounds: mechanisms of action and environmental relevance

E Mariussen - Archives of toxicology, 2012 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Birds and flame retardants: A review of the toxic effects on birds of historical and novel flame retardants

MF Guigueno, KJ Fernie - Environmental research, 2017 - Elsevier
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 Although some FRs have been withdrawn from …

Field-based distribution and bioaccumulation factors for cyclic and aliphatic per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in an urban sedentary waterbird population

D Szabo, D Moodie, MP Green… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The field-based distribution and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs) were determined in residential Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) from an …

Exposure to PFAS is associated with telomere length dynamics and demographic responses of an arctic top predator

M Sebastiano, F Angelier, P Blévin… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
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 …

High levels of fluoroalkyl substances and potential disruption of thyroid hormones in three gull species from South Western France

M Sebastiano, W Jouanneau, P Blévin… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) raised increasing concerns over the past years
due to their persistence and global distribution. Understanding their occurrence in the …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of oil spills on seabirds: Unsustainable impacts of non-renewable energy

G Troisi, S Barton, S Bexton - international journal of hydrogen energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Accidental spillage of oil in to the sea from shipping transport and drilling rigs results in spills
that cause significant unsustainable mortality of wildlife and destroys marine ecosystem …

A review of halogenated natural products in Arctic, Subarctic and Nordic ecosystems

TF Bidleman, A Andersson, LM Jantunen… - Emerging …, 2019 - Elsevier
Halogenated natural products (HNPs) are organic compounds containing bromine, chlorine,
iodine, and rarely fluorine. HNPs comprise many classes of compounds, ranging in …