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A Multi-elemental Approach to Identification of Subpopulations of North Atlantic Minke Whales Balaenoptera Acutorostrata

A rapid analytical method to quantify complex organohalogen contaminant mixtures in large samples of high lipid mammalian tissues

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A review of ecological impacts of global climate change on persistent organic pollutant and mercury pathways and exposures in arctic marine ecosystems

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A screening of liver, kidney, and thyroid gland morphology in organochlorine-contaminated glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Svalbard

A screening of persistent organohalogenated contaminants in hair of East Greenland polar bears

scientific article published on 30 August 2010

A simple and novel method for retrieval of Pasteurellaceae from swab samples collected in the field

scientific article published on 30 July 2013

A simple route to single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a nonmodel species: identification and characterization of SNPs in the Artic ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida).

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A study of metal concentrations and metallothionein binding capacity in liver, kidney and brain tissues of three Arctic seal species

scientific article published on 20 September 2009

Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic

scientific article published in 2018

Accumulation and potential health effects of organohalogenated compounds in the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)--a review

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Age and seasonal variability of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in free-ranging East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on 19 October 2006

Age- and sex-specific mortality patterns in an emerging wildlife epidemic: the phocine distemper in European harbour seals

scientific article

Allee effect in polar bears: a potential consequence of polychlorinated biphenyl contamination

scientific article published in November 2016

Alterations in thyroid hormone status in Greenland sledge dogs exposed to whale blubber contaminated with organohalogen compounds

scientific article published in January 2011

An evaluation of teeth of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Greenland as a matrix to monitor spatial and temporal trends of mercury and stable isotopes

scientific article published on 8 August 2010

An immunohistochemical study of retinol-binding protein (RBP) in livers of free-living polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from east Greenland

scientific article published in September 2005

Anthropogenic contributions to mercury levels in present-day Arctic animals--a review

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

Anthropogenic flank attack on polar bears: interacting consequences of climate warming and pollutant exposure

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Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) associated with high mercury levels?

scientific article published on 17 April 2007

Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland

scientific article published on 15 August 2009

Body feathers as a potential new biomonitoring tool in raptors: a study on organohalogenated contaminants in different feather types and preen oil of West Greenland white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla).

scientific article published on 5 July 2011

Brain region distribution and patterns of bioaccumulative perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and sulfonates in east greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published in March 2013

Brain region-specific perfluoroalkylated sulfonate (PFSA) and carboxylic acid (PFCA) accumulation and neurochemical biomarker responses in east Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on 14 February 2015

Brominated flame retardants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard

scientific article published in January 2006

Chemical cocktail party in East Greenland: A first time evaluation of human organohalogen exposure from consumption of ringed seal and polar bear tissues and possible health implications

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Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996-2002.

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Chronic dietary exposure to environmental organochlorine contaminants induces thyroid gland lesions in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus).

scientific article published on 22 May 2009

Circumpolar Trends of PCBs and Organochlorine Pesticides in the Arctic Marine Environment Inferred from Levels in Ringed Seals

Circumpolar study of perfluoroalkyl contaminants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published in August 2005

Classifying grey seal behaviour in relation to environmental variability and commercial fishing activity - a multivariate hidden Markov model

article by Floris M van Beest et al published 4 April 2019 in Scientific Reports

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) body condition and parasitic load during a mortality event in the Baltic Proper

Comparative fate of organohalogen contaminants in two top carnivores in Greenland: captive sledge dogs and wild polar bears

scientific article published on 4 December 2007

Comparative hepatic activity of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes and concentrations of organohalogens and their hydroxylated analogues in captive Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris).

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Comparative hepatic in vitro depletion and metabolite formation of major perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors in Arctic polar bear, beluga whale, and ringed seal

scientific article published on 14 May 2014

Comparing Distribution of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Derived from Satellite Telemetry and Passive Acoustic Monitoring.

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Comparison of the Enantiomer Distribution of Chiral Organochlorine Contaminants in Captive West Greenland Sled Dogs and Polar Bears from Baffin Bay

scholarly article by Matthew S. Ross et al published January 2011 in ACS Symposium Series

Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Defining management units for cetaceans by combining genetics, morphology, acoustics and satellite tracking

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Dietary, age and trans-generational effects on the fate of organohalogen contaminants in captive sledge dogs in Greenland

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Differences in growth, size and sexual dimorphism in skulls of East Greenland and Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

scholarly article by Thea Ø. Bechshøft et al published 26 March 2008 in Polar Biology

Disturbance-induced responses of VHF and satellite tagged harbour seals

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Do organohalogen contaminants contribute to histopathology in liver from East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

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Endosulfan, Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) and Octachlorostyrene in Wildlife from Greenland: Levels, Trends and Methodological Challenges

scientific article published on 30 June 2017

Environmental contaminant mixtures modulate in vitro influenza infection

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Environmental contaminants modulate the transcriptional activity of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARA)

article by Heli Routti et al published 6 May 2019 in Scientific Reports

Environmental drivers of harbour porpoise fine-scale movements.

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Evaluation of the use of common sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) organ histology as bioindicator for element exposure in the fjord of the mining area Maarmorilik, West Greenland

scientific article published in July 2014

Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish

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Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants Reduces Testosterone Concentrations and Affects Sperm Viability and Morphology during the Mating Peak Period in a Controlled Experiment on Farmed Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus).

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Exposure to mixtures of organohalogen contaminants and associative interactions with thyroid hormones in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on 23 February 2011

Females roam while males patrol: divergence in breeding season movements of pack-ice polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on 5 December 2012

Field metabolic rate and PCB adipose tissue deposition efficiency in East Greenland polar bears derived from contaminant monitoring data

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Fine-scale movement responses of free-ranging harbour porpoises to capture, tagging and short-term noise pulses from a single airgun

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Flame retardants and legacy contaminants in polar bears from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland and Svalbard, 2005-2008.

scientific article published on 4 December 2010

Forecasting shifts in habitat suitability of three marine predators suggests a rapid decline in inter‐specific overlap under future climate change

scientific article published in 2022

Fractal analysis of narwhal space use patterns

scientific article published in January 2004

Geographic distribution of selected elements in the livers of polar bears from Greenland, Canada and the United States

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Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions

scientific article published on 16 June 2022

Global change effects on the long-term feeding ecology and contaminant exposures of East Greenland polar bears

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Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) develop liver lesions when exposed to a chronic and dietary low dose of an environmental organohalogen cocktail

scientific article published on 29 September 2007

Hepatic and renal histology and mercury concentrations of North West and North East Greenland narwhals (Monodon monoceros).

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).

scientific article published in February 2018

IPY BearHealth: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Circumpolar Health Assessment in Relation to Persistent Pollutants and Climate Change

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Identification and characterization of tandem repeats in exon III of dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) genes from different mammalian species

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Immune function in arctic mammals: Natural killer (NK) cell-like activity in polar bear, muskox and reindeer

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

Immunomodulatory effects of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and perfluoroalkyl acids in East Greenland ringed seals (Pusa hispida).

scientific article published on 6 August 2016

Immunotoxic effects of environmental pollutants in marine mammals

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Impairment of cellular immunity in west Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) dietary exposed to polluted minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber

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In vitro metabolism of polychlorinated biphenyls and cytochrome P450 monooxygenase activities in dietary-exposed Greenland sledge dogs

scientific article published on 19 March 2009

Integrating genetic data and population viability analyses for the identification of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations and management units

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Is bone mineral composition disrupted by organochlorines in east Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

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Is dietary mercury of neurotoxicological concern to wild polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

scientific article published in January 2009

Levels and temporal trends of HCH isomers in ringed seals from West and East Greenland

scientific article published on 14 July 2008

Levels and temporal trends of PCDD/PCDFs and non-ortho PCBs in ringed seals from East Greenland

scientific article published on 22 July 2005

Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Central West Greenland, with particular focus on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).

scientific article published on 21 December 2007

Liver and renal histopathology of North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) contaminated with heavy metals and organochlorine compounds

Liver and renal lesions in mercury-contaminated narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from North West Greenland

scholarly article by Christian Sonne et al published March 2013 in Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Mercury-associated DNA hypomethylation in polar bear brains via the LUminometric Methylation Assay: a sensitive method to study epigenetics in wildlife

scientific article published on 3 December 2009

Mineral density and biomechanical properties of bone tissue from male Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) exposed to organochlorine contaminants and emaciation

scientific article published on 3 August 2008

Modeling Population-Level Consequences of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure in East Greenland Polar Bears

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Modelling spatial patterns in harbour porpoise satellite telemetry data using maximum entropy

scientific article published in 2010

Morphometric, molecular and histopathologic description of hepatic infection by Orthosplanchnus arcticus (Trematoda: Digenea: Brachycladiidae) in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Northwest Greenland

scholarly article by Emilie Andersen-Ranberg et al published 18 January 2018 in Polar Biology

Novel brominated flame retardants and dechlorane plus in Greenland air and biota

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

scientific article published on 20 November 2015

Occurrence of vertebral osteophytosis in a museum sample of white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) from Danish waters

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On the integration of ecological and physiological variables in polar bear toxicology research: a systematic review

article by Thea Bechshoft et al published March 2018 in Environmental Reviews

Organochlorine-induced histopathology in kidney and liver tissue from Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

Organohalogens in a whale-blubber-supplemented diet affects hepatic retinol and renal tocopherol concentrations in greenland sled dogs (Canis familiaris).

scientific article published in January 2010

Organophosphate esters in East Greenland polar bears and ringed seals: Adipose tissue concentrations and in vitro depletion and metabolite formation

scientific article published on 29 December 2017

Penile density and globally used chemicals in Canadian and Greenland polar bears

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) - New endocrine disruptors in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)?

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Perflouroalkyl contaminants in liver tissue from East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published in April 2005

Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

article by Øystein Wiig et al published 13 April 2017 in Animal biotelemetry

Persistent organic pollutants and penile bone mineral density in East Greenland and Canadian polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during 1996-2015.

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Persistent organic pollutants, skull size and bone density of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland 1892-2015 and Svalbard 1964-2004.

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of POPs in Greenlanders

scientific article published on 29 December 2013

Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of immune, reproductive and carcinogenic effects from contaminant exposure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) across the Arctic

scientific article published on 29 March 2015

Polar bear stress hormone cortisol fluctuates with the North Atlantic Oscillation climate index

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Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears

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Potential correlation between perfluorinated acids and liver morphology in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

scholarly article by Christian Sonne et al published March 2008 in Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution

scientific article published in Science

Preliminary screening of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and other fluorochemicals in fish, birds and marine mammals from Greenland and the Faroe Islands

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Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)

scholarly article by Christian Sonne et al published 19 March 2018 in Polar Biology

Prevalence of skull pathologies in European harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) during 1981–2014

scholarly article by Cino Pertoldi et al published 23 October 2017 in Mammal research

Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

scientific article published on 27 May 2019

Quantification of achiral and chiral methylsulfonyl polychlorinated biphenyl metabolites by column-switching liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure photoionization-tandem mass spectrometry

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Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis reveals a high level of dietary specialization in killer whales across the North Atlantic

scientific article published in 2023

Quantitative relationships in delphinid neocortex

scientific article published on 26 November 2014

Regional contamination versus regional dietary differences: understanding geographic variation in brominated and chlorinated contaminant levels in polar bears

scientific article published on 17 December 2010

Renal lesions in Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) exposed to a natural dietary cocktail of persistent organic pollutants

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Reproductive performance in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may be affected by organohalogen contaminants as shown by physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling

scientific article published on 27 October 2009

Sensory ability in the narwhal tooth organ system

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Seroprevalence for Brucella spp. in Baltic ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and East Greenland harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and hooded (Cystophora cristata) seals

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Serosurvey for Trichinella in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and the Barents Sea

article by Kjetil Åsbakk et al published September 2010 in Veterinary Parasitology

Size and density of East Greenland polar bear (Ursus maritimus) skulls: Valuable bio-indicators of environmental changes?

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Skull Foramina Asymmetry in East Greenland and Svalbard Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in Relation to Stressful Environments

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Spatial and temporal trends of selected trace elements in liver tissue from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada and Greenland

scientific article published on 17 June 2011

Spatial and temporal variation in size of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sexual organs and its use in pollution and climate change studies

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Spatial trends of perfluorochemicals in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from Danish waters

scientific article published on 17 November 2011

Spatiotemporal variation in home range size of female polar bears and correlations with individual contaminant load

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Steroid hormones in blood plasma from Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) dietary exposed to organohalogen polluted minke whale (Balaenoptera acuterostrata) blubber

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Steroid hormones in multiple tissues of East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

scholarly article by Bjarne Styrishave et al published 21 March 2016 in Polar Biology

Structure-Dependent in Vitro Metabolism of Alkyl-Substituted Analogues of Triphenyl Phosphate in East Greenland Polar Bears and Ringed Seals

scholarly article by Adelle Strobel et al published March 2018 in Environmental science & technology letters

Target tissue selectivity and burdens of diverse classes of brominated and chlorinated contaminants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland

scientific article published in February 2008

Temporal and Spatial Variation in Metric Asymmetry in Skulls of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland and Svalbard

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Temporal and life history related trends of perfluorochemicals in harbor porpoises from the Danish North Sea.

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Temporal and spatial trends of perfluorinated compounds in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from Greenland

scientific article published on October 2005

Temporal trend studies on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ringed seals from east Greenland

scientific article published in October 2006

Temporal trends of Hg in Arctic biota, an update

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Temporal trends of hexabromocyclododecane, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in ringed seals from East greenland

scientific article published on 19 January 2011

Temporal trends of legacy organochlorines in different white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) subpopulations: A retrospective investigation using archived feathers

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Temporal trends of mercury differ across three northern white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) subpopulations

scientific article published on 04 June 2019

Temporal trends of mercury in Greenland ringed seal populations in a warming climate ⬇️

scientific article published on November 15, 2012

Temporal trends of mercury in marine biota of west and northwest Greenland

scientific article published on 16 October 2006

Temporal trends of selected POPs and the potential influence of climate variability in a Greenland ringed seal population

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Testosterone concentrations and male genital organ morphology in Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) dietary exposed to organohalogen contaminants

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The 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus epidemics in European harbour seals

scientific article published in January 2006

The Danish Polar Bear Skull Collection 1830–2016

article by Frederik Leerhøi et al published 3 September 2017 in Arctic

The effect of a large Danish offshore wind farm on harbor and gray seal haul-out behavior

article by Susi M. C. Edrén et al published December 2009 in Marine Mammal Science

The history of seabird colonies and the North Water ecosystem: Contributions from palaeoecological and archaeological evidence

scientific article published on 7 March 2018

Three decades (1983-2010) of contaminant trends in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Part 1: legacy organochlorine contaminants.

scientific article published on 15 October 2012

Three decades (1983-2010) of contaminant trends in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Part 2: brominated flame retardants

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Thyroid gland lesions in organohalogen contaminated East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

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Thyroid hormones and deiodinase activities in plasma and tissues from East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during winter season

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Thyroid hormones and deiodinase activity in plasma and tissues in relation to high levels of organohalogen contaminants in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Tissue healing in two harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) following long-term satellite transmitter attachment

Tissue-specific concentrations and patterns of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and sulfonates in East Greenland polar bears

scientific article published on 23 October 2012

Tissue-specific congener composition of organohalogen and metabolite contaminants in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

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Toxaphene in the aquatic environment of Greenland

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Trends of perfluorochemicals in Greenland ringed seals and polar bears: indications of shifts to decreasing trends

scientific article published on 8 September 2013

Two decades of biomonitoring polar bear health in Greenland: a review

scientific article published on 24 February 2012

Upside-down swimming behaviour of free-ranging narwhals

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Ursidibacter maritimus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ursidibacter arcticus sp. nov., two new members of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from the oral cavity of bears

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Using energy budgets to combine ecology and toxicology in a mammalian sentinel species

scientific article published on 07 April 2017

Validation of adipose lipid content as a body condition index for polar bears

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota?

scientific article published on 08 December 2012

White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Body Feathers Document Spatiotemporal Trends of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Northern Environment

scientific article published on 10 October 2019

Xenoendocrine pollutants may reduce size of sexual organs in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on September 2006

Xenoestrogenic and dioxin-like activity in blood of East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

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Zinc, cadmium, mercury and selenium in minke whales, belugas and narwhals from West Greenland

scholarly article by CarstenThye Hansen et al published August 1990 in Polar Biology

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