Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are lipophilic compounds that bioaccumulate in
animals and biomagnify within food webs. Many POPs are endocrine disrupting compounds …

Contamination in and around military radar stations in the Arctic has been an ongoing
concern since first identified in the 1980s. This study reports on the environmental impact …

Alaska contains over 600 formerly used defense (FUD) sites, many of which serve as point
sources of pollution. These sites are often co-located with rural communities that depend …

Single-pollutant methods to evaluate associations between endocrine disrupting chemicals
(EDCs) and thyroid cancer risk may not reflect realistic human exposures. Therefore, we …

Abstract Unalaska Island, Alaska, served as a US military base during World War II. The
military installed bases on Unalaska and nearby islands, many of which were built adjacent …

The Arctic is a hemispheric sink for both legacy and current use persistent organic pollutants
(POPs). Once in the Arctic, POPs biomagnify in food webs, potentially reaching …

The Arctic is a hemispheric sink for persistent industrial chemicals and pesticides that are
transported on atmospheric and oceanic currents from lower latitudes through a process …

Introduction Hypospadias is a common congenital malformation occurring in up to 80 in 10,
00 live male births, with emerging evidence associating exogenous environmental …

Xenobiotics are foreign agents in a biological system, including the human body.
Immoderate use of xenobiotics and lack of adequate disposal technology resulted in the …

Endangered northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) living near active manganese (Mn)
mining sites on Groote Eylandt, Australia, accumulate Mn at higher levels in the hair, testes …