Emerging contaminants and biological effects in Arctic wildlife
Copyright policy )Emerging contaminants and biological effects in Arctic wildlife
Recent advances in environmental analytical chemistry have identified the presence of a large number of chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) being transported long range to the region. There has been very limited temporal monitoring of CEACs and it is therefore unknown whether they are of increasing or decreasing concern. Likewise, information on potential biological adverse effects from CEACs on Arctic wildlife is lacking compared with legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) found at levels associated with health effects in marine mammals. Hence, there is a need to monitor CEACs along with POPs to support risk and regulatory CEAC assessments. We suggest pan-Arctic temporal trend studies of CEACs in wildlife including the establishment of toxicity thresholds to evaluate their potential effects on populations, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
- University Centre in Svalbard Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Aarhus University Denmark
- Henan Agricultural University China (People's Republic of)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Malaysia
biological effects, Arctic Regions, wildlife, Animals, Wild, multiple stressors, Arctic, climate change, Animals, Environmental Pollutants, chemicals of emerging concern, Ecosystem, Environmental Monitoring
biological effects, Arctic Regions, wildlife, Animals, Wild, multiple stressors, Arctic, climate change, Animals, Environmental Pollutants, chemicals of emerging concern, Ecosystem, Environmental Monitoring
