Persistent organic pollutants in tissues of the white-blooded Antarctic fish Champsocephalus gunnari and Chaenocephalus aceratus.

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Strobel, Anneli, Schmid, Peter, Segner, Helmut, Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia, Zennegg, Markus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science 2016
• Subjects: 630 Agriculture; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarctic Ocean; Elephant Island; Antarc*; Icefish
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/97756/1/1-s2.0-S0045653516301047-main.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/97756/

The global occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) continuously contributes to their accumulation also in remote areas such as the Antarctic Ocean. Antarctic fish, which hold high trophic positions but appear to possess low endogenous elimination rates for chemicals, are expected to bioac...