Genotoxic Effects in relation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Blood from Female Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) in Arctic Environments

• Main Author: Bechmann, Astrid Solberg
• Other Authors: Krøkje, Åse, Granberg, Maria E.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2016
• Subjects: Lektorutdanning med master i realfag; Kjemi og biologi; Arctic; Grindøya; Mietheholmen; Storholmen; Svalbard; Tromsø; Common Eider; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2411499

Increasing intensity of shipping, off-shore oil exploitation and cruise ship tourism are expected to enhance the background levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Arctic areas. Studies on possible relationships between this group of genotoxicants and genotoxic damage on the biota livin...