Toxic Effects of Contaminants in Polar Marine Environments

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 39; no. 9; pp. 200A - 206A
• Main Authors: Chapman, Peter M, Riddle, Martin J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.05.2005
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Antarctic Regions; Applied ecology; Arctic Regions; Aves; Biological and medical sciences; Birds; Contamination; Ecosystems; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Environment; Environmental impact; Environmental policy; Environmental Pollutants - poisoning; Food Chain; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Invertebrates; Mammals; Marine and brackish environment; Marine ecology; Organic Chemicals; Policy Making; Risk Assessment; Seasons; Toxicity; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; Antarctic Regions; Arctic Regions; Arctic region; Ecotoxicology; Toxicity; Biota; Review; Climatic zone; Marine environment; Persistent organic pollutant; Vertebrata; Pollution; Mammalia; Biocenosis; Polar region; Aves; Contaminant; Chemical contamination
• ISSN: 0013-936X; 1520-5851
• DOI: 10.1021/es0532537

Polar regions are increasingly subject to anthropogenic chemical contamination. Since polar marine environments are unique, the lack of conclusive data on the toxic effects on these ecosystems make environmental decision-making problematic.