• Influence of perfluoroalkyl acids and other parameters on circulating thyroid hormones and immune-related microRNA expression in free-ranging nestling peregrine falcons 

      Sun, Jiachen; Letcher, Robert J.; Waugh, Courtney; Jaspers, Veerle; Covaci, Adrian; Fernie, Kim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Exposure to certain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) can have considerable effects on the endocrine and immune systems, although such effects remain largely uncharacterized in wildlife. Using an apex avian predator, we ...
    • A retrospective investigation of feather corticosterone in a highly contaminated white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population 

      Hansen, Elisabeth; Sun, Jiachen; Björn, Helander; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Eulaers, Igor; Jaspers, Veerle Leontina B; Covaci, Adrian; Eens, Marcel; Bourgeon, Sophie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorines (OCs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), is associated with adverse health effects in wildlife. Many POPs have been banned and consequently ...
    • A risk assessment of the effects of mercury on Baltic Sea, Greater North Sea and North Atlantic wildlife, fish and bivalves 

      Dietz, Rune; Fort, Jérôme; Sonne, Christian; Albert, Céline; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Christensen, Thomas Kjær; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Danielsen, Jóhannis; Dastnai, Sam; Eens, Marcel; Erikstad, Kjell E; Galatius, Anders; Garbus, Svend-Erik; Gilg, Oliver; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Helander, Björn; Helberg, Morten; Jaspers, Veerle; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Jónsson, Jón Einar; Kauhala, Kaarina; Kolbeinsson, Yann; Kyhn, Line A.; Labansen, Aili Lage; Larsen, Martin M.; Lindstrøm, Ulf; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Rigét, Frank F.; Roos, Anna; Strand, Jakob; Strøm, Hallvard; Søndergaard, Jens; Sun, Jiachen; Teilmann, Jonas; Therkildsen, Ole Roland; Thórarinsson, Thorkell Lindberg; Tjørnløv, Rune Skjold; Wilson, Simon; Eulaers, Igor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      A wide range of species, including marine mammals, seabirds, birds of prey, fish and bivalves, were investigated for potential population health risks resulting from contemporary (post 2000) mercury (Hg) exposure, using ...
    • Temporal trends of legacy organochlorines in different white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) subpopulations: A retrospective investigation using archived feathers 

      Sun, Jiachen; Covaci, Adrian; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Jaspers, Veerle; Helander, Björn; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Boertmann, David; Dietz, Rune; Labansen, Aili Lage; Lepoint, Gilles; Schulz, Ralf; Malarvannan, Govindan; Sonne, Christian; Thorup, Kasper; Tøttrup, Anders P.; Zubrod, Jochen P.; Eens, Marcel; Eulaers, Igor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of legacy organochlorines (OCs) is often difficult because monitoring practices differ among studies, fragmented study periods, and unaccounted confounding by ecological variables. ...