Temporal Change and Effects of Perfluoroalkyl Substanses (PFASs) on Thyroid Hormone Levels in Mother-Cub Pairs of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard in 1998 and 2008

High levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been detected in the Arctic wildlife. While many of the traditional POPs have been reported to decline the last decades, emerging contaminants such as perfluoroalkyl substanses (PFASs) have been detected in increasing amounts in biota worldwid...

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Main Author: Nilsen, Else Mari Espseth
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-12761