State of knowledge on current exposure, fate and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic.
Routti H, Atwood TC, Bechshoft T, Boltunov A, Ciesielski TM, Desforges JP, Dietz R, Gabrielsen GW, Jenssen BM, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Morris AD, Rigét FF, Sonne C, Styrishave B, Tartu S.
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Sci Total Environ. 2019 May 10;664:1063-1083. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.030. Epub 2019 Feb 5.
Sci Total Environ. 2019.
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Concentrations of several legacy POPs that have been banned for decades in most parts of the world have generally declined in polar bears. Current spatial trends of contaminants vary widely between compounds and recent studies suggest increased concentrations of both POPs …
Concentrations of several legacy POPs that have been banned for decades in most parts of the world have generally declined in polar bears. C …