[HTML][HTML] Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review

C Sonne, U Siebert, K Gonnsen, JP Desforges… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we review contaminant exposure and related health effects in six selected Baltic key
species. Sentinel species included are common eider, white-tailed eagle, harbour porpoise …

Effects of some endocrine disruptors on the proliferation and viability of human endometrial endothelial cells in vitro

C Bredhult, BM Bäcklin, M Olovsson - Reproductive toxicology, 2007 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) pose a potential threat to human reproductive
health. We studied the proliferation and viability of human endometrial endothelial cells …

Alternative and legacy flame retardants in marine mammals from three northern ocean regions

ML Berger, SD Shaw, CB Rolsky, D Chen, J Sun… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flame retardants are globally distributed contaminants that have been linked to negative
health effects in humans and wildlife. As top predators, marine mammals bioaccumulate …

Histology of Uterine Leiomyoma and Occurrence in Relation to Reproductive Activity in the Baltic Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

BM Bäcklin, L Eriksson, M Olovsson - Veterinary pathology, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
A high prevalence of uterine leiomyoma has been reported in Baltic gray seals aged 15
years and above. Studies on Baltic seals during the 1970s revealed high tissue …

Study of the relation between the incidence of uterine leiomyomas and the concentrations of PCB and DDT in Baltic gray seals

C Bredhult, BM Bäcklin, A Bignert, M Olovsson - Reproductive toxicology, 2008 - Elsevier
Exposure to environmental contaminants is believed to be associated with the previously
described decrease in the reproduction rate of Baltic gray seals. In the present study the …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle bioenergetics of the gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea: population response to environmental stress

WTAF Silva, KC Harding, GM Marques… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wildlife population dynamics are shaped by multiple natural and anthropogenic factors,
including predation, competition, stressful life history events, and external environmental …

Reprint of: Temporal trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in liver tissue of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) from the Baltic Sea, 1974–2008

J Kratzer, L Ahrens, A Roos, BM Bäcklin, R Ebinghaus - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
Temporal trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) were examined in grey seal
(Halichoerus grypus) liver from the Baltic Sea over a period of 35years (1974–2008). In total …

Hepatic fatty acid profiles associated with exposure to emerging and legacy halogenated contaminants in two harbor seal populations across the North Atlantic

J Sun, L Zhang, F Zhou, S Shaw, A Roos… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fatty acids (FAs) have been extensively used as indicators of foraging ecology in marine
mammals, yet their association with exposure to contaminants has rarely been investigated …

Spatiotemporal trends of legacy and alternative flame retardants in harbor seals from the coasts of California, the Gulf of Maine, and Sweden

J Sun, S Shaw, M Berger, B Halaska… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Temporal trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been extensively studied
in various environmental compartments globally. However, despite the increasing use of …

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure produces placental vascular and trophoblastic lesions in the mink (Mustela vison): a light and electron microscopic study

BM BÄCKLIN, E PERSSON, CJP JONES, V DANTZER - Apmis, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) cross the placenta and cause fetal death in mink. No
indications of impaired implantation have been reported. To study the effects of PCB on mink …