The presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the aquatic environment is causing
widespread concern due to their bioaccumulation, toxicity, and possible environmental risk …

Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …

Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is an urgent global health threat. The complexity
of Hg in the environment can hinder accurate determination of ecological and human health …

Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of mercury (Hg) on Arctic biota in 2011 and 2018, there has been a …

The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant known to accumulate in, and negatively
affect, fish-eating and oceanic bird species, and recently demonstrated to impact some …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have gained heightened attentions in recent years
owing to their persistent property and hazard influence on wild life and human beings …

The view from the south is, more than ever, dominated by ominous signs of change.
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are intrinsic to the Earth system, and their evolution is …

Ongoing global changes apply drastic environmental forcing onto Arctic marine ecosystems,
particularly through ocean warming, sea-ice shrinkage and enhanced pollution. To test …

Mercury (Hg) is a globally important pollutant that can negatively impact metabolic,
endocrine and immune systems of marine biota. Seabirds are long-lived marine top …