Concentrations of selected chemical elements in organs and tissues of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland

dc.contributor.advisor	Jenssen, Bjørn Munro	nb_NO
dc.contributor.author	Uba, Ikenna	nb_NO
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-19T13:13:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-19T13:13:21Z
dc.date.created	2013-10-29	nb_NO
dc.date.issued	2013	nb_NO
dc.identifier	660434	nb_NO
dc.identifier	ntnudaim:10323	nb_NO
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11250/245342
dc.description.abstract	Polar bears from Greenland are exposed to various chemical contaminants e.g. POPs and chemical elements, which are ingested by feeding on contaminated marine mammals, e.g. ringed seals. This study analyses the concentration of selenium, cadmium, mercury, lead, zinc and arsenic in muscles, kidney, liver and other tissues in both polar bears and ringed seals from East Greenland sampled in 2011 and 2012. Also, significant correlations between elements are in all tissues is reported, as well as the degree of exposure of the native Inuit people to these elements through the consumption of liver and meat from both the bears and seals.	nb_NO
dc.language	eng	nb_NO
dc.publisher	Institutt for biologi	nb_NO
dc.title	Concentrations of selected chemical elements in organs and tissues of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland	nb_NO
dc.type	Master thesis	nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber	73	nb_NO
dc.contributor.department	Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for biologi	nb_NO