Contaminants in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) exposed to plastic /

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Author / Creator:Ask, Amalie, author.
Imprint:Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers, [2016]
©2016
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11408144
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Other authors / contributors:Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, author.
Herzke, Dorte, author.
Trevail, Alice, author.
Van Franeker, Jan A., author.
Gabrielesen, Geir Wing, author.
ISBN:9789289347129
9289347120
9789289347044
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 6, 2016).
Summary:Northern fulmars are seabirds which feed exclusively at sea, and as such, they are useful indicators of ocean health. Marine plastic pollution is an ever-increasing and global issue that affects the northern fulmar as they are frequently found to have ingested plastic. In this report we investigate whether the amount of ingested plastic affects the concentration of certain plastic-adsorbed toxicants in their tissues. Marine plastic pollution is a field of utmost importance. It is our hope that this continues to be an area which receives increased attention in order to elucidate the potential harmful effects plastics have on the northern fulmar and ocean health, in general.