Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial
environments. The main objective of this review was to summarize the current knowledge of …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are ubiquitous chemicals that exhibit endocrine disrupting
properties in both humans and animals. Female reproduction is an important process, which …

Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

In recent years the funeral industry has drawn attention from the scientific community
concerning the potential pollution of the environment and the urban environment. In this …

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the Arctic species exposed to the highest
concentrations of long-range transported bioaccumulative contaminants, such as …

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC× GC) offers increased peak
capacity and selectivity relative to conventional one dimensional separations. The analysis …

Due to their low temperatures, the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau are known as the
three polar regions of the Earth. As the most remote regions of the globe, the occurrence of …

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), which are candidate persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) according to the Stockholm Convention, are of great concern because of their …

Abstract The concentrations of PBDEs, NBFRs, DP, PCBs, and OCPs were analyzed in
water samples of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) and in soil and maize samples collected …

Odontocete cetaceans bioaccumulate high concentrations of endocrine disrupting persistent
organic pollutants (POPs), including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) …