Do levels of per- and polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs) in snow bunting eggs increase with proximity to airports in Svalbard?

• Main Author: Kvernland, Pernille
• Other Authors: Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Gabrielsen, Geir W., Herzke, Dorte
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2017
• Subjects: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Toxicology; Adventdalen; Arctic; Longyearbyen; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund; Plectrophenax nivalis; Snow Bunting
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2445600

Per- and polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs) are used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications, including polymer materials and in aqueous fire fighting foam (AFFFs). Research over the last 20 years has shown that these compounds are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, extrem...