• Do DOM quality and origin affect the uptake and accumulation of lipid-soluble contaminants in coastal filter feeders? An experimental simulation of teflubenzuron exposure to blue mussels 

      Schultze, Sabrina; Andersen, Tom; Knudtzon, Nina Cathrine; Ruus, Anders; Rundberget, Jan Thomas; Brooks, Steven; Poste, Amanda Elizabeth; Hessen, Dag Olav; Borgå, Katrine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-25)
      The increased export of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (terrDOM) to coastal marine ecosystems may affect local filter feeders and the local food web via the altered uptake of organic material and associated contaminants. To compare terrDOM to marine DOM (marDOM) as contaminant vectors to coastal biota, we exposed blue mussels (Mytilus sp.) to the different DOM types in combination with ...
    • Seasonal and spatial variations in biomarker baseline levels within Arctic populations of mussels (Mytilus spp.) 

      Storhaug, Ekaterina; Nahrgang, Jasmine; Pedersen, Kristine Bondo; Brooks, Steven; Petes, Laura; Bakhmet, Igor N.; Frantzen, Marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-28)
      Climate change and pollution resulting from human activities in the Arctic require reliable monitoring systems in sentinel species. Mytilus spp. are used as sentinel species all around the world. The use of Mytilus spp. in environmental monitoring requires knowledge about natural variations in pollution biomarkers. Seasonal variations in baseline levels of biomarkers were studied over a year in the ...