Co-contaminants of microplastics in two seabird species from the Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
• Main Authors: Roxana Sühring, Julia E. Baak, Robert J. Letcher, Birgit M. Braune, Amila de Silva, Cody Dey, Kim Fernie, Zhe Lu, Mark L. Mallory, Stephanie Avery-Gomm, Jennifer F. Provencher
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Plastic contaminants; Contaminants of emerging arctic concern; Arctic; Seabirds; PFAS; OPEs; envir; geo; Fulmar; Black-legged Kittiwake; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2022.100189; https://doaj.org/article/18fbaf7d173245c0a694dc86927ef643

Through ingestion and subsequent egestion, Arctic seabirds can bioaccumulate microplastics at and around their colony breeding sites. While microplastics in Arctic seabirds have been well documented, it is not yet understood to what extent these particles can act as transport vehicles for plastic-as...