Wandering Albatrosses Document Latitudinal Variations in the Transfer of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mercury to Southern Ocean Predators

study question: Is prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) associated with variations of sex hormone levels in cord blood.. summary answer: Prenatal exposure to

Whereas we do not find an association between mercury exposure and T2DM prevalence in the Nunavik Inuit population, similar associations with 2h-glucose are observed, but

Abstract: In the present work, fat, skin, liver and muscle samples from Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell seal, n=2 individuals), Lobodon carcinophagus (crabeater

Moreover, the comparison with the data from King George Island only, in a study in which the samples were collected further away from any interference of seabird colonies (Cipro et

In humans and animals, there are known adverse health effects of exposure to high levels of POPs; the effects may include cancer, damage to the nervous system,

For these compounds, only 5 of the 8 target compounds were detected and quantified on leachates from site A : concentrations are higher in leachates from the young

Survival rate and breeding outputs in a high Arctic seabird exposed to legacy persistent organic pollutants..

of hydro phobic xeno biotic chemicals, in par- ticular POPs; b) AT constitutes a low-grade internal source of stored POPs leading to continuous exposure of other tissues; and c)