Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review
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, harbour seal, ringed seal and grey seal. The review represents the first attempt of summarizing available information a...
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| author | Christian Sonne Ursula Siebert Katharina Gonnsen Jean-Pierre Desforges Igor Eulaers Sara Persson Anna Roos Britt-Marie Bäcklin Kaarina Kauhala Morten Tange Olsen Karin C. Harding Gabriele Treu Anders Galatius Emilie Andersen-Ranberg Stephanie Gross Jan Lakemeyer Kristina Lehnert Su Shiung Lam Wanxi Peng Rune Dietz |
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| description | 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, harbour seal, ringed seal and grey seal. The review represents the first attempt of summarizing available information and baseline data for these biomonitoring key species exposed to industrial hazardous substances focusing on anthropogenic persistent organic pollutants (POPs). There was only limited information available for white-tailed eagles and common eider while extensive information exist on POP exposure and health effects in the four marine mammal species. Here we report organ-tissue endpoints (pathologies) and multiple biomarkers used to evaluate health and exposure of key species to POPs, respectively, over the past several decades during which episodes of significant population declines have been reported. Our review shows that POP exposure affects the reproductive system and survival through immune suppression and endocrine disruption, which have led to population-level effects on seals and white-tailed eagles in the Baltic. It is notable that many legacy contaminants, which have been banned for decades, still appear to affect Baltic wildlife. With respect to common eiders, changes in food composition, quality and contaminant exposure seem to have population effects which need to be investigated further, especially during the incubation period where the birds fast. Since new industrial contaminants continuously leak into the environment, we recommend continued monitoring of them in sentinel species in the Baltic, identifying possible effects linked to climate change, and modelling of population level effects of contaminants and climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3808061b18ca432da950b2b963122c082022-12-22T02:37:21ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202020-06-01139Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A reviewChristian Sonne0Ursula Siebert1Katharina Gonnsen2Jean-Pierre Desforges3Igor Eulaers4Sara Persson5Anna Roos6Britt-Marie Bäcklin7Kaarina Kauhala8Morten Tange Olsen9Karin C. Harding10Gabriele Treu11Anders Galatius12Emilie Andersen-Ranberg13Stephanie Gross14Jan Lakemeyer15Kristina Lehnert16Su Shiung Lam17Wanxi Peng18Rune Dietz19Department of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark; Henan Province Engineering Research Center for Biomass Value-added Products, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou CN-450002, China; Corresponding author at: Department of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Werftstr. 6, 25761 Büsum, GermanyInstitute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Werftstr. 6, 25761 Büsum, GermanyDepartment of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, DenmarkSwedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Environmental Research and Monitoring, Frescativägen 40, SE–104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSwedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Environmental Research and Monitoring, Frescativägen 40, SE–104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSwedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Environmental Research and Monitoring, Frescativägen 40, SE–104 05 Stockholm, SwedenNatural Resources Institute Finland, Luke. Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4 A, FI-20520 Turku, FinlandEvolutionary Genomics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, 25 SE-405 30 Gothenburg, SwedenGerman Environment Agency, Section Chemicals, Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, GermanyDepartment of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health, Dyrlægevej 16, 1870 Frederiksberg C, DenmarkInstitute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Werftstr. 6, 25761 Büsum, GermanyInstitute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Werftstr. 6, 25761 Büsum, GermanyInstitute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Werftstr. 6, 25761 Büsum, GermanyHenan Province Engineering Research Center for Biomass Value-added Products, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou CN-450002, China; Pyrolysis Technology Research Group, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (Akuatrop) & Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Bio-D Tropika), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, MY-21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, MalaysiaHenan Province Engineering Research Center for Biomass Value-added Products, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou CN-450002, ChinaDepartment of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, DenmarkHere 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, harbour seal, ringed seal and grey seal. The review represents the first attempt of summarizing available information and baseline data for these biomonitoring key species exposed to industrial hazardous substances focusing on anthropogenic persistent organic pollutants (POPs). There was only limited information available for white-tailed eagles and common eider while extensive information exist on POP exposure and health effects in the four marine mammal species. Here we report organ-tissue endpoints (pathologies) and multiple biomarkers used to evaluate health and exposure of key species to POPs, respectively, over the past several decades during which episodes of significant population declines have been reported. Our review shows that POP exposure affects the reproductive system and survival through immune suppression and endocrine disruption, which have led to population-level effects on seals and white-tailed eagles in the Baltic. It is notable that many legacy contaminants, which have been banned for decades, still appear to affect Baltic wildlife. With respect to common eiders, changes in food composition, quality and contaminant exposure seem to have population effects which need to be investigated further, especially during the incubation period where the birds fast. Since new industrial contaminants continuously leak into the environment, we recommend continued monitoring of them in sentinel species in the Baltic, identifying possible effects linked to climate change, and modelling of population level effects of contaminants and climate change.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019336360PCBsPolychlorinated biphenylsBaltic SeaPOPsPersistent organic pollutantsOrganochlorine pesticides |
| spellingShingle | Christian Sonne Ursula Siebert Katharina Gonnsen Jean-Pierre Desforges Igor Eulaers Sara Persson Anna Roos Britt-Marie Bäcklin Kaarina Kauhala Morten Tange Olsen Karin C. Harding Gabriele Treu Anders Galatius Emilie Andersen-Ranberg Stephanie Gross Jan Lakemeyer Kristina Lehnert Su Shiung Lam Wanxi Peng Rune Dietz Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review Environment International PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls Baltic Sea POPs Persistent organic pollutants Organochlorine pesticides |
| title | Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review |
| title_full | Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review |
| title_fullStr | Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review |
| title_short | Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review |
| title_sort | health effects from contaminant exposure in baltic sea birds and marine mammals a review |
| topic | PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls Baltic Sea POPs Persistent organic pollutants Organochlorine pesticides |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019336360 |
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