Brain region distribution and patterns of bioaccumulative perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and sulfonates in east greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Greaves, Alana K, Letcher, Robert J, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Greenland; Scoresby; East Greenland; Scoresby Sound; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/brain-region-distribution-and-patterns-of-bioaccumulative-perfluoroalkyl-carboxylates-and-sulfonates-in-east-greenland-polar-bears-ursus-maritimus(75f75e70-e4f5-48f0-a4ce-ff24cf8cb540).html; https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.2107

The present study investigated the comparative accumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in eight brain regions of polar bears (Ursus maritimus, n = 19) collected in 2006 from Scoresby Sound, East Greenland. The PFAAs studied were perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs, C(6) -C(15) chain lengths) and...