Circumpolar contamination in eggs of the high‐Arctic ivory gull Pagophila eburnea

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Lucia, Magali, Verboven, Nanette, Strøm, Hallvard, Miljeteig, Cecilie, Gavrilo, Maria V., Braune, Birgit M., Boertmann, David, Gabrielsen, Geir W.
• Other Authors: European Commission
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Canada; Greenland; Norway; Seymour; Seymour Island; Climate change; ivory gull; Pagophila eburnea; Svenskøya
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.2935; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.2935; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.2935

Abstract The ivory gull Pagophila eburnea is a high‐Arctic species threatened by climate change and contaminants. The objective of the present study was to assess spatial variation of contaminant levels (organochlorines [OCs], brominated flame retardants [BFRs], perfluorinated alkyl substances [PFAS...