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Hallanger, Ingeborg G; Ruus, Anders; Warner, Nicholas A; Herzke, Dorte; Evenset, Anita; Schøyen, Merete; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Borgå, Katrine (2011): Stable isotopes, PCBs and pesticide concentrations in zooplankton, seawater and POM from Kongsfjorden and Liefdefjorden, Svalbard [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810522, Supplement to: Hallanger, IG et al. (2011): Differences between Arctic and Atlantic fjord systems on bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in zooplankton from Svalbard. Science of the Total Environment, 409(14), 2783-2795, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.03.015

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Abstract:
Differences in bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) between fjords characterized by different water masses were investigated by comparing POP concentrations, patterns and bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) in seven species of zooplankton from Liefdefjorden (Arctic water mass) and Kongsfjorden (Atlantic water mass), Svalbard, Norway. No difference in concentrations and patterns of POPs was observed in seawater and POM; however higher concentrations and BAFs for certain POPs were found in species of zooplankton from Kongsfjorden. The same species were sampled in both fjords and the differences in concentrations of POPs and BAFs were most likely due to fjord specific characteristics, such as ice cover and timing of snow/glacier melt. These confounding factors make it difficult to conclude on water mass (Arctic vs. Atlantic) specific differences and further to extrapolate these results to possible climate change effects on accumulation of POPs in zooplankton. The present study suggests that zooplankton do biomagnify POPs, which is important for understanding contaminant uptake and flux in zooplankton, though consciousness regarding the method of evaluation is important.
Project(s):
International Polar Year (2007-2008) (IPY)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 79.254000 * Median Longitude: 10.815333 * South-bound Latitude: 78.940000 * West-bound Longitude: 8.540000 * North-bound Latitude: 79.610000 * East-bound Longitude: 12.930000
Date/Time Start: 2008-07-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-07-27T00:00:00
Comment:
Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Hallanger, IG; Ruus, A; Warner, NA et al. (2011): (Table 1b) Stable isotopes and PCB concentration in seawater and particulate organic matter from Kongsfjorden and Liefdefjorden. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810519
  2. Hallanger, IG; Ruus, A; Warner, NA et al. (2011): (Table 1a) Stable isotopes, lipid content and PCB concentration in zooplankton species from Kongsfjorden and Liefdefjorden. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810518
  3. Hallanger, IG; Ruus, A; Warner, NA et al. (2011): (Table 2b) Pesticide concentrations in seawater and particulate organic matter from Kongsfjorden and Liefdefjorden. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810521
  4. Hallanger, IG; Ruus, A; Warner, NA et al. (2011): (Table 2a) Pesticide concentrations in zooplankton species from Kongsfjorden and Liefdefjorden. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810520