DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus, from Bjørnøya

• Main Author: Neerland, Eirik Degnes
• Other Authors: Krøkje, Åse, Evenset, Anita, Bytingsvik, Jenny
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2016
• Subjects: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Toxicology; Arctic; Bjørnøya; Ellasjøen; Laksvatn; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2393455

Long-range atmospheric transport has led to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) finding their way far from their sources of origin and into the Arctic and are accumulated in biota. The activity of large seabird colonies has caused high levels of biomagnified POPs to be deposited into Lake Ellasjøen...