Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring 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...
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ftlinkoepinguniv:oai:DiVA.org:liu-122268 2023-05-15T14:41:20+02:00 Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic Kylin, Henrik Hammar, Johan Mowrer, Jacques Bouwman, Henk Edelstam, Carl Olsson, Mats Jensen, Sören 2015 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122268 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 eng eng Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University; Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Tromsø, Norway Naturhistoriska riksmuseet Stockholms universitet North West University, South Africa Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Research, 0800-0395, 2015, 34, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-122268 doi:10.3402/polar.v34.21129 ISI:000363404400001 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Polar bear ringed seal glaucous gull Brünnich’s guillemot common eider Arctic char Svalbard environment Environmental Sciences Miljövetenskap Ecology Ekologi Analytical Chemistry Analytisk kemi Oceanography Hydrology and Water Resources Oceanografi hydrologi och vattenresurser Other Chemistry Topics Annan kemi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2015 ftlinkoepinguniv https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.21129 2022-05-01T08:19:04Z 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. Funding agencies:Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Common Eider Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Polar Research Pusa hispida ringed seal Salvelinus alpinus Somateria mollissima Svalbard Uria lomvia Ursus maritimus uria LIU - Linköping University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Svalbard Polar Research 34 1 21129 |
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Polar bear ringed seal glaucous gull Brünnich’s guillemot common eider Arctic char Svalbard environment Environmental Sciences Miljövetenskap Ecology Ekologi Analytical Chemistry Analytisk kemi Oceanography Hydrology and Water Resources Oceanografi hydrologi och vattenresurser Other Chemistry Topics Annan kemi Kylin, Henrik Hammar, Johan Mowrer, Jacques Bouwman, Henk Edelstam, Carl Olsson, Mats Jensen, Sören Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
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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. Funding agencies:Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation |
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Kylin, Henrik Hammar, Johan Mowrer, Jacques Bouwman, Henk Edelstam, Carl Olsson, Mats Jensen, Sören |
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Kylin, Henrik Hammar, Johan Mowrer, Jacques Bouwman, Henk Edelstam, Carl Olsson, Mats Jensen, Sören |
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Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
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Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
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Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
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Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
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Persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the Ymer-80 expedition to the Arctic |
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persistent organic pollutants in biota samples collectedduring the ymer-80 expedition to the arctic |
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Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring |
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