Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and hexachlorobenzene by three Arctic benthic species from Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Norway)

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Szczybelski, Ariadna S., van den Heuvel-Greve, M.J., Kampen, T., Wang, Chenwen, van den Brink, Nico, Koelmans, A.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; BSAFs; POPs; benthos; bioindicators; invertebrates; Svalbard; Ny-Ålesund; Norway; Blomstrandhalvøya; black carbon; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/bioaccumulation-of-polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons-polychlorinat; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.041

The predicted expansion of oil and gas (O&G) activities in the Arctic urges for a better understanding of impacts of these activities in this region. Here we investigated the influence of location, feeding strategy and animal size on the bioaccumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)...