References from CHE call on Contaminants and Wildlife, 10/25/07

1. References from Craig Matkin, North Gulf Oceanic Society:

Ylitalo, G.M., C.O. Matkin, J. Buzitis, M. M. Krahn, L. L. Jones, T. Rowles, and J. Stein.

2002. Influence of Life-History Parameters on Organochlorine Concentrations in Free-Ranging Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) from Prince William Sound, AK.  Science of the Total Environment 281:183-203.

Iwata H, Tanabe S, Sakai N, Tatsukawa R. 1993  Distribution of persistent

            organochlorines in the oceanic air and surface seawater and the role of ocean on                 their global transport and fate.  Environ Sci Technol 27: 1080-1098.

Matkin, C.O. Killer whales and contaminants:Focus on the declining g AT1 group. 

NFWF Project #2003-0170-020.  Final report to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Ross PS, de Swart RL, Timmerman HH, Reijnders PJH, Vos JG, van Loveren H,

         Osterhaus ADME. Suppression of natural killer cell activity in harbor seals Phoca          vitulina.fed Baltic Sea herring. Aquat Toxicol 1996;34:71_84.

Ross PS, Ellis GM, Ikonomou MG, Barrett_Lennard LG, Addison RF. High PCB  

          concentrations in free-ranging Pacific killer whales, Orcinus orca: effects of age,  

          sex anddietary preference. Mar Pollut Bull 2000;40Ž6.:504_515

2. References from Bud Rice, National Park Service:

NPS web page with links to published papers on the Western Airborne Contaminants Assessment Project:

www2.nature.nps.gov/air/Studies/air_toxics/wacap.cfm

3. References from Philip Johnson, Fish and Wildlife Service:

Bald Eagles

Anthony, R.G., A.K. Miles, M.A. Ricca, and J.A. Estes. 2007.  Environmental contaminants in bald eagle eggs from the Aleutian Islands.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 26, pp. 1843-1855

Eiders

Flint, P. L., and J. B. Grand. 1997. Survival of spectacled eider adult females and ducklings during brood rearing. Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 61, pp. 218-222.

Flint, P.L., M. R. Petersen, and J. B. Grand. 1997. Exposure of spectacled eiders and other diving duck to lead in western Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology, Volume 75, pp. 439-443.

Franson, J.C., M. R. Petersen, C. U. Meteyer, and M. R. Smith. 1995. Lead poisoning of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) and of a common eider (Somateria mollissima) in Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 31, pp. 268-371.

Franson, J.C.,  D. J. Hoffman, A. Wells-Berlin, M.C. Perry, V. Shearn-Bochsler. D. L. Finley, P. L. Flint, and T. Hollmén.  2007. Effects of Dietary Selenium on Tissue Concentrations, Pathology, Oxidative Stress, and Immune Function in Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, Volume 70, pp. 861-874.

Grand, J. B.,  J.C. Franson,  P. L. Flint, and M.R. Peterson. 2002.  Concentrations of trace elements in eggs and blood of spectacled and common eiders on the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 21, pp. 1673–1678.

Grand, J.B., P. L. Fling, M.R. Petersen, and C.L. Moran. 1998. Effect of Lead Poisoning on Spectacled Eider Survival Rates. The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 62, pp. 1103-1109.

Heather M. Wilson, M.R. Petersen, and D.Troy.  2004. Concentrations of metals and trace elements in blood of spectacled and king eiders in Northern Alaska, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 23, pp. 408–414.

Stout, J.H., Trust, K.A., Cochrane, J.F., Suydam, R.S., Quakenbush, L.T. 2002. Environmental contaminants in four eider species from Alaska and arctic Russia. Environmental Pollution, Volume 119, pp. 215-226.

Trust, K.A., Rummel, K.T., Scheuhammer, A.M., Brisbin, I.L, and Hooper, M.J. 2000. Contaminant Exposure and Biomarker Responses in Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 38, pp. 107-113.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996. Spectacled eider recovery plan. Anchorage, AK. 157 pp.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2002. Steller’s eider recovery plan. Fairbanks, Alaska. 27 pp.

Red-throated loons

Trust, K., J. Schmutz, and A. Matz.  2006. AK - Concentrations of Environmental Contaminants and Potential Effects on Declining Red-Throated Loon Populations in Alaska.  On-Refuge Investigations Sub-Activity, Final Report.  27 pp. (available upon request)

Polar Bears

Andersen, M., E. Lie, A.E. Derocher, S.E. Belikov, A. Bernhoft, A.N. Boltunov, G.W. Garner, J.U. Skaare, Ø. Wiig. 2001. Geographic variation of PCB congeners in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard east to the Chukchi Sea.  Polar Biology, Volume 24, pp. 231-238.

Giesy, J.P. and K. Kannan. 2001. Global Distribution of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Wildlife. Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 35, pp.1339-1342.

Kannan, K., S.H. Yun, and T.J. Evans.  2005. Chlorinated, Brominated, and

Perfluorinated Contaminants in Livers of Polar Bears from Alaska.  Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 39, pp. 9057-9063.

Kumar, K.S., K. Kannan, S. Corsolini, T.J. Evans, J.P. Giesy, J. Nakanishi, S. Masunaga. 2002. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in polar bear, penguin and south polar skua. Environmental Pollution, Volume 119, pp. 151–161.

Lie, E., A. Bernhoft, F. Riget, S.E. Belikov, A.N. Boltunov, A.E. Derocher,

G.W. Garner,1, Ø. Wiig, J.U. Skaare. 2003.  Geographical distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Norwegian and Russian

Arctic.  The Science of the Total Environment, Volume 306, pp. 159–170.

Muir, D.C.G., S. Backus, A.E. Derocher, R. Dietz, T.J. Evans, G.W. Gabrielsen, G. Nagy, R.J. Norstrom, C. Sonne, I. Stirling, M.K. Taylor, and R.J. Letcher. 2006.  Brominated Flame Retardants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard.  Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 40, pp. 449-455.

Norstrom, R.J., S. E. Belikov, E. W. Born, G. W. Garner, B. Malone, S. Olpinski, M. A. Ramsay, S. Schliebe, I. Stirling, M. S. Stishov, M. K. Taylor, Ø. Wiig.  1998. Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Polar Bears from Eastern Russia, North America, Greenland, and Svalbard: Biomonitoring of Arctic Pollution.  Archives of Environmental

Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 35, pp. 354–367.

Smithwick, M., S.A. Mabury, K.R. Solomon, C. Sonne, J.W. Martin, E.W. Born, R. Dietz, A.E. Derocher, R.J. Letcher, T.J. Evans, G.W. Gabrielsen, J. Nagy, I. Stirling, M.K. Taylor, D.C.G. Muir. 2005. Circumpolar Study of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus).  Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 39, pp. 5517-5523.

Smithwick, M., R. J. Norstrom, S. A. Mabury, K. Solomon, T. J. Evans, I. Stirling, M. K. Taylor, and D.C.G. Muir. 2006. Temporal Trends of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Two Locations in the North American Arctic, 1972-2002.  Environmental Science and Technology, Volume 40, pp. 1139 -1143.

Verreault, J.,  D.C.G. Muir, R. J. Norstrom, I. Stirling, A. T. Fisk, G. W. Gabrielsen, A. E. Derocher, T. J. Evans, R. Dietz, C. Sonne, G. M. Sandala, W. Gebbink, F. F. Riget, E. W. Born, M. K. Taylor, J. Nagy, R. J. Letcher. 2005.  Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996-2002. Science of the Total Environment, Volume 351–352, pp. 369–390.

Fish and Wildlife Service Contaminants Website (General Info)

http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/contaminants/index.htm

Fish and Wildlife Service Contaminant Studies (PDF Reports and/or Citations)

http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/contaminants/reports.htm