A case study of PAH contamination using blue mussels as a bioindicator in a small Greenlandic fishing harbor

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Poulsen, Rikke, Gravert, Thorsten Klaus Otto, Tartara, Arianna, Bensen, Henriette Kornmaaler, Gunnarsen, Klara Cecilia, Dicová, Kristína, Nielsen, Nikoline Juul, Christensen, Jan Henning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic environmental pollution; Bioindicators; Greenland; Local pollution; Mytilus sp.; PAHs; Arctic; Qeqertarsuaq; greenlandic
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/a-case-study-of-pah-contamination-using-blue-mussels-as-a-bioindicator-in-a-small-greenlandic-fishing-harbor(1d29e1f4-d44f-4ec2-ad7e-46c8c49c6696).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112688; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109814497&partnerID=8YFLogxK

This study investigated the impact of local anthropogenic activity on the marine environment around the remote harbor of Qeqertarsuaq, West Greenland. Blue mussels (Mytilus sp.) were used as a bioindicator, and their physiological condition was found to decrease with increasing proximity to the harb...