Health effects from long-range transported contaminants in Arctic top predators: An integrated review based on studies of polar bears and relevant model species

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 461-491

  Sonne, Christian ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Arctic foxes; BMD; Bone mineral density; Brain; CBR; Climate change; CNS; Critical body residue; CYP 450; Endocrine disruption; Endocrine organs; Immune system; Kidney; Liver; Mercury; OCPs; OCs; OHCs; Organochlorine pesticides; Organochlorines; Organohalogen contaminants; Osteoporosis; PBDEs; PBPK modelling; PCBs; PFCs; Polar bears; Reproductive organs; Review; Sexual organs; Skeletal system; Sledge dogs; Steroid hormones; T score; TDI; TEQ; Thyroid hormones; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

BONE; BRAIN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTAMINATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HEALTH; HORMONES; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMPURITIES; INSECTICIDES; LIVER; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REVIEWS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STEROID HORMONES; TISSUE; VITAMINS;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC FOXES; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; CRITICAL BODY RESIDUE; CYP-450; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENDOCRINE ORGANS; KIDNEY; OCPS; OHCS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; ORGANOCHLORINES; ORGANOHALOGEN CONTAMINANTS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PBDES; PFCS; POLAR BEARS; REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS; SEXUAL ORGANS; SKELETAL SYSTEM; SLEDGE DOG; T-SCORE; THYROID HORMONES;

MAMMALS;

CHLORDANE; DIELDRIN; HORMONE; MERCURY; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; VITAMIN;

BEAR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HORMONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANOCHLORINE; PBDE; PCB; PESTICIDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BRAIN STEM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOX; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; POLAR BEAR; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; THYROID GLAND; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VULPES LAGOPUS;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; URSUS MARITIMUS; VULPES LAGOPUS;

EID: 77951771879     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.03.002     Document Type: Review

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