Trends of Halogenated Flame Retardants in Herring Gull across Canada from 2008 - 2019

• Main Author: Vanderlip, Heather
• Other Authors: Orihel, Diane, Friesen, Vicki, Biology
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Flame retardant; Herring gull; Biomonitor; Stockholm Convention; Temporal trends; Arctic; Canada; Lawrence River; Human health
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/29903

Halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) are chemicals that are used to reduce the flammability of objects and are of international concern due to their negative effects on the environment and human health. Some HFRs have been regulated under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants that...