Blar i NIVA Open Access Archive på forfatter "Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie"
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Methylmercury biomagnification in an Arctic pelagic food web
Ruus, Anders; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Evenset, Anita; Christensen, Guttorm N.; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Borgå, Katrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element that enters the biosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources, and emitted gaseous Hg enters the Arctic from lower latitudes by long-range transport. In aquatic systems, anoxic conditions ... -
Small Arctic rivers transport legacy contaminants from thawing catchments to coastal areas in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
Mcgovern, Maeve; Borgå, Katrine; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Ruus, Anders; Christensen, Guttorm; Evenset, Anita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Decades of atmospheric and oceanic long-range transport from lower latitudes have resulted in deposition and storage of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic regions. With increased temperatures, melting glaciers ...