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The Svalbard Glaucous Gull as Bioindicator Species in the European Arctic: Insight from 35 Years of Contaminants Research

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The Svalbard archipelago (Norway) of the European Arctic is an important sink for anthropogenic chemicals transported via atmospheric and oceanic currents from distant sites of production and use.

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  2. National Wildlife Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H3, Canada

    J. Verreault

  3. Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental Centre, Tromsø, NO-9296, Norway

    G.W. Gabrielsen

  4. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Polar Environmental Centre, Tromsø, NO-9296, Norway

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Verreault, J., Gabrielsen, G., Bustnes, J. (2010). The Svalbard Glaucous Gull as Bioindicator Species in the European Arctic: Insight from 35 Years of Contaminants Research. In: Whitacre, D. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 205. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 205. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5623-1_2

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