Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: a review

• Published in: Environment International
• Main Authors: Sonne, Christian, Siebert, Ursula, Gonnsen, Katharina, Desforges, Jean-Pierre, Eulaers, Igor, Persson, Sara, Roos, Anna, Bäcklin, Britt-Marie, Kauhala, Kaarina, Tange Olsen, Morten, Harding, Karin C., Treu, Gabriele, Galatius, Anders, Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie, Groß, Stephanie, Lakemeyer, Jan, Lehnert, Kristina, Lam, Su Shiung, Peng, Wanxi, Dietz, Rune
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: article; ddc:570; ddc:630; Hochschulbibliographie allgemein; Verzeichnis wissenschaftlicher Veröffentlichungen; 2020; Exposure; Biological effects; PCBs; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Persistent Organic Pollutants; Pops; Contaminants; Baltic Sea; Ocp; Porpoise Harbour; Common Eider; Harbour porpoise; harbour seal; ringed seal; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105725; https://elib.tiho-hannover.de/receive/tiho_mods_00003341; https://elib.tiho-hannover.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/tiho_derivate_00000792/1-s2.0-S0160412019336360-main.pdf; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019336360?via%3Dihub

Here we review contaminant exposure and related health effects in six selected Baltic key species. Sentinel species included are common eider, white-tailed eagle, harbour porpoise, harbour seal, ringed seal and grey seal. The review represents the first attempt of summarizing available information a...