Thyroid hormone status and thyroid gland histology in PFAS- and mercury contaminated glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Svalbard

• Main Author: Hovden, Torunn Slettemark
• Other Authors: Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Toxicology; Adventfjorden; Arctic; Sassendalen; Svalbard; Glaucous Gull; Larus hyperboreus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2503832

The glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) is a scavenger and top predator in the Arctic marine food web. Due to its high trophic position, it is highly exposed to organohalogenated compounds (OHCs) and metals originating from anthropogenic emissions. The high body burden of contaminants is believed to c...