Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic
During the 1980 expedition to the Arctic with the icebreaker Ymer, a number of vertebrate species were sampled for determination of persistent organic pollutants. Samples of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus, n=34), glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, n=8), common eider (Somateria mollissima, n=10), Brü...
Published in: | Polar Research |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Norwegian Polar Institute
2015
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 https://doaj.org/article/5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a 2023-05-15T14:38:45+02:00 Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic Henrik Kylin Johan Hammar Jacques Mowrer Henk Bouwman Carl Edelstam Mats Olsson Sören Jensen 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 https://doaj.org/article/5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/21129/pdf_44 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v34.21129 https://doaj.org/article/5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a Polar Research, Vol 34, Iss 0, Pp 1-11 (2015) Polar bear ringed seal glaucous gull Brünnich's guillemot common eider Arctic char Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 2022-12-31T11:44:16Z During the 1980 expedition to the Arctic with the icebreaker Ymer, a number of vertebrate species were sampled for determination of persistent organic pollutants. Samples of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus, n=34), glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, n=8), common eider (Somateria mollissima, n=10), Brünnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia, n=9), ringed seal (Pusa hispida, n=2) and polar bear (Ursus maritimus, n=2) were collected. With the exception of Brünnich's guillemot, there was a marked contamination difference of birds from western as compared to eastern/northern Svalbard. Samples in the west contained a larger number of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and also polychlorinated terphenyls, indicating local sources. Brünnich's guillemots had similar pollutant concentrations in the west and east/north; possibly younger birds were sampled in the west. In Arctic char, pollutant profiles from lake Linnévatn (n=5), the lake closest to the main economic activities in Svalbard, were similar to profiles in Arctic char from the Shetland Islands (n=5), but differed from lakes to the north and east in Svalbard (n=30). Arctic char samples had higher concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) than the marine species of birds and mammals, possibly due to accumulation via snowmelt. Compared to the Baltic Sea, comparable species collected in Svalbard had lower concentrations of PCB and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), but similar concentrations indicating long-range transport of hexachlorobenzene, HCHs and cyclodiene pesticides. In samples collected in Svalbard in 1971, the concentrations of PCB and DDT in Brünnich's guillemot (n=7), glaucous gull (n=2) and polar bear (n=2) were similar to the concentrations found in 1980. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic brünnich's guillemot Common Eider Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Polar Research Pusa hispida ringed seal Salvelinus alpinus Somateria mollissima Svalbard Uria lomvia Ursus maritimus uria Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Polar Research 34 1 21129 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
Polar bear ringed seal glaucous gull Brünnich's guillemot common eider Arctic char Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 |
spellingShingle |
Polar bear ringed seal glaucous gull Brünnich's guillemot common eider Arctic char Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 Henrik Kylin Johan Hammar Jacques Mowrer Henk Bouwman Carl Edelstam Mats Olsson Sören Jensen Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
topic_facet |
Polar bear ringed seal glaucous gull Brünnich's guillemot common eider Arctic char Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 |
description |
During the 1980 expedition to the Arctic with the icebreaker Ymer, a number of vertebrate species were sampled for determination of persistent organic pollutants. Samples of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus, n=34), glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus, n=8), common eider (Somateria mollissima, n=10), Brünnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia, n=9), ringed seal (Pusa hispida, n=2) and polar bear (Ursus maritimus, n=2) were collected. With the exception of Brünnich's guillemot, there was a marked contamination difference of birds from western as compared to eastern/northern Svalbard. Samples in the west contained a larger number of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and also polychlorinated terphenyls, indicating local sources. Brünnich's guillemots had similar pollutant concentrations in the west and east/north; possibly younger birds were sampled in the west. In Arctic char, pollutant profiles from lake Linnévatn (n=5), the lake closest to the main economic activities in Svalbard, were similar to profiles in Arctic char from the Shetland Islands (n=5), but differed from lakes to the north and east in Svalbard (n=30). Arctic char samples had higher concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) than the marine species of birds and mammals, possibly due to accumulation via snowmelt. Compared to the Baltic Sea, comparable species collected in Svalbard had lower concentrations of PCB and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), but similar concentrations indicating long-range transport of hexachlorobenzene, HCHs and cyclodiene pesticides. In samples collected in Svalbard in 1971, the concentrations of PCB and DDT in Brünnich's guillemot (n=7), glaucous gull (n=2) and polar bear (n=2) were similar to the concentrations found in 1980. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Henrik Kylin Johan Hammar Jacques Mowrer Henk Bouwman Carl Edelstam Mats Olsson Sören Jensen |
author_facet |
Henrik Kylin Johan Hammar Jacques Mowrer Henk Bouwman Carl Edelstam Mats Olsson Sören Jensen |
author_sort |
Henrik Kylin |
title |
Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
title_short |
Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
title_full |
Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
title_fullStr |
Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
title_full_unstemmed |
Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
title_sort |
persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collected during the ymer-80 expedition to the arctic |
publisher |
Norwegian Polar Institute |
publishDate |
2015 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 https://doaj.org/article/5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a |
geographic |
Arctic Svalbard |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Svalbard |
genre |
Arctic brünnich's guillemot Common Eider Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Polar Research Pusa hispida ringed seal Salvelinus alpinus Somateria mollissima Svalbard Uria lomvia Ursus maritimus uria |
genre_facet |
Arctic brünnich's guillemot Common Eider Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Polar Research Pusa hispida ringed seal Salvelinus alpinus Somateria mollissima Svalbard Uria lomvia Ursus maritimus uria |
op_source |
Polar Research, Vol 34, Iss 0, Pp 1-11 (2015) |
op_relation |
http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/21129/pdf_44 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v34.21129 https://doaj.org/article/5506d73e91f1436c8b29e61936be139a |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 |
container_title |
Polar Research |
container_volume |
34 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
21129 |
_version_ |
1766310776016994304 |