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dc.contributor.authorCarlsson, Pernilla
dc.contributor.authorBreivik, Knut
dc.contributor.authorBrorström-Lundén, Eva
dc.contributor.authorCousins, Ian
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Jesper
dc.contributor.authorGrimalt, Joan O.
dc.contributor.authorHalsall, Crispin
dc.contributor.authorKallenborn, Roland
dc.contributor.authorAbass, Khaled
dc.contributor.authorLammel, Gerhard
dc.contributor.authorMunthe, John
dc.contributor.authorMacLeod, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorOdland, Jon Øyvind
dc.contributor.authorPawlak, Janet
dc.contributor.authorRautio, Arja
dc.contributor.authorReiersen, Lars-Otto
dc.contributor.authorSchlabach, Martin
dc.contributor.authorStemmler, Irene
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Simon
dc.contributor.authorWöhrnschimmel, Henry
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T09:51:52Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T09:51:52Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-28
dc.description.abstractPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be used as chemical sentinels for the assessment of anthropogenic influences on Arctic environmental change. We present an overview of studies on PCBs in the Arctic and combine these with the findings from ArcRisk—a major European Union-funded project aimed at examining the effects of climate change on the transport of contaminants to and their behaviour of in the Arctic—to provide a case study on the behaviour and impact of PCBs over time in the Arctic. PCBs in the Arctic have shown declining trends in the environment over the last few decades. Atmospheric long-range transport from secondary and primary sources is the major input of PCBs to the Arctic region. Modelling of the atmospheric PCB composition and behaviour showed some increases in environmental concentrations in a warmer Arctic, but the general decline in PCB levels is still the most prominent feature. ‘Within-Arctic’ processing of PCBs will be affected by climate change-related processes such as changing wet deposition. These in turn will influence biological exposure and uptake of PCBs. The pan-Arctic rivers draining large Arctic/sub-Arctic catchments provide a significant source of PCBs to the Arctic Ocean, although changes in hydrology/sediment transport combined with a changing marine environment remain areas of uncertainty with regard to PCB fate. Indirect effects of climate change on human exposure, such as a changing diet will influence and possibly reduce PCB exposure for indigenous peoples. Body burdens of PCBs have declined since the 1980s and are predicted to decline further.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Nordic Council of Ministers Research Council of Norwayen_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2625-7> https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2625-7</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCarlsson, P.M., Breivik, K., Brorström-Lundén, E., Cousins, I., Christensen, J., Grimalt, J.O., ... Wöhrnschimmel, H. (2018). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as sentinels for the elucidation of Arctic environmental change processes: a comprehensive review combined with ArcRisk project results. <i>Environmental science and pollution research international</i>, 25(23), 22499-22528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2625-7en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1594816
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-018-2625-7
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14365
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalEnvironmental science and pollution research international
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7-ENVIRONMENT/226534/EU/Final Report Summary - ARCRISK (Arctic Health Risks: Impacts on health in the Arctic and Europe owing to climate-induced changes in contaminant cycling)/ARCRISK/en_US
dc.relation.urihttps://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-018-2625-7
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Meteorology: 453en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Meteorologi: 453en_US
dc.subjectPolychlorinated biphenylsen_US
dc.subjectPCBen_US
dc.subjectArctic Climate changeen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental propertiesen_US
dc.subjectDistribution pathwaysen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental fateen_US
dc.titlePolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as sentinels for the elucidation of Arctic environmental change processes: a comprehensive review combined with ArcRisk project resultsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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