Enzyme activity and liver tissue PCB concentrations of chicks of northern fulmars (F. glacialis) and black-legged kittiwakes (R. tridactyla) from Kongsfjorden

• Main Authors: Helgason, Lisa Bjørnsdatter, Arukwe, Augustine, Gabrielsen, Geir W, Harju, Mikael, Hegseth, Marit Nøst, Heimstad, Eldbjørg S, Jørgensen, Even H, Mortensen, Anne S, Wolkers, Johannes
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: Biological sample; BIOS; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Kongsfjorden_2006_BIOS; Kongsfjorden; Spitsbergen; Arctic; Black-legged Kittiwake; Fulmarus glacialis; International Polar Year; Kongsfjord*; Northern Fulmar; rissa tridactyla; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811083; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811083

Arctic seabirds are exposed to a wide range of halogenated organic contaminants (HOCs). Exposure occurs mainly through food intake, and many pollutants accumulate in lipid-rich tissues. Little is known about how HOCs are biotransformed in arctic seabirds. In this study, we characterized biotransform...