Biotransport of organic pollutants to an inland Alaska Lake by migrating Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

• Main Authors: Ewald, Göran, Larsson, Per, Linge, H, Okla, Lennart, Szarzi, N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Arctic; Sockeye; Spawning Lake; Arctic grayling; Subarctic; Thymallus arcticus; Alaska
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8163869

Persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the pesticide DDT, known to harm wildlife, have been shown to reach pristine Subarctic and Arctic areas by global atmospheric transport. Another transport route for pollutant entry into these ecosystems is provided by migrati...