Observation of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Greenland marine mammals

Chemosphere

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 2384-2391

  Gebbink, Wouter A ^a   Bossi, Rossana ^b   Rigét, Frank F ^b   Rosing Asvid, Aqqalu ^c   Sonne, Christian ^b   Dietz, Rune ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

Author keywords

East Greenland; F 53B; Marine mammals; Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances; PFBS; PFOS and FOSA isomers; Replacement chemicals

Indexed keywords

ISOMERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GREENLAND; MARINE MAMMALS; MATERNAL TRANSFER; METABOLIC CAPACITIES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PFBS; POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES;

MAMMALS;

F 53B; PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; SULFONAMIDE;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORINE; MARINE MAMMAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; BIOACCUMULATION; CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA; GREENLAND; KILLER WHALE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIVER; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PINNIPEDIA; POLAR BEAR; TROPHIC LEVEL; ANIMAL; BEAR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETUS; PHOCIDAE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA; PHOCA HISPIDA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUOROCARBONS; GREENLAND; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; SEALS, EARLESS; SULFONAMIDES; URSIDAE; WHALE, KILLER;

EID: 84953790490     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.10.116     Document Type: Article

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