Can plastic related chemicals be indicators of plastic ingestion in an Arctic seabird?

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Collard, France, Tulatz, Felix, Harju, Mikael, Herzke, Dorte, Bourgeon, Sophie, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Fulmar; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3126084; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141721

For decades, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) has been found to ingest and accumulate high loads of plastic due to its feeding ecology and digestive tract morphology. Plastic ingestion can lead to both physical and toxicological effects as ingested plastics can be a pathway for hazardous che...