Ingested plastics in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): A pathway for polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure?

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Neumann, Svenja, Harju, Mikael, Herzke, Dorte, Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe, Langset, Magdalene, Gabrielsen, Geir W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Fulmar; Norway; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2771951; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146313

Although it has been suggested that plastic may act as a vector for pollutants into the tissue of seabirds, the bioaccumulation of harmful contaminants, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), released from ingested plastics is poorly understood. Plastic ingestion by the procellariiform spec...