POPs, PFAS and metals in ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica) from the Baltic 1978-2015

• Main Authors: Roos, Anna, Bäcklin, Britt-Marie, Ericson Jogsten, Ingrid, Wang, Thanh, Awad, Raed, Benskin, Jonathan
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, NRM 2019
• Subjects: Östersjön; Bottenhavet; Bottenviken; PCB; DDT; PFAS; PFOS; Metaller; Kvicksilver; Selen; vikare; späck; lever; Environmental Sciences; Miljövetenskap; Lever; Pusa hispida; Vikare
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:naturvardsverket:diva-8244

Twenty two pooled samples from 69 juvenile ringed seals collected between 1974 and 2015 were analyzed for PCB (22 congeners), pesticides, PFAS, metals and selenium. Most seals were bycaught in fishing gear. All CB congeners were above the detection limits. CB-138 and -153 accounted for ca 50% of ∑PC...