Industrial and natural compounds in filter‐feeding black fly larvae and water in 3 tundra streams

Kupryianchyk, Darya; Giesler, Reiner; Bidleman, Terry F.; Liljelind, Per; Lau, Danny C P; Sponseller, Ryan A.; Andersson, Patrik L.

doi:10.1002/etc.4267

Research article2018Peer reviewed

Industrial and natural compounds in filter‐feeding black fly larvae and water in 3 tundra streams

Kupryianchyk, Darya; Giesler, Reiner; Bidleman, Terry F.; Liljelind, Per; Lau, Danny C P; Sponseller, Ryan A.; Andersson, Patrik L.

Abstract

We report concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, novel ﬂame retardants, andnaturally occurring bromoanisoles in water and ﬁlter-feeding black ﬂy (Simuliidae) larvae in 3 tundra streams in northernSweden. The results demonstrate that black ﬂy larvae accumulate a wide range of organic contaminants and can be used asbioindicators of water pollution in Arctic streams.

Keywords

Emerging pollutants; Fate and transport; Bioaccumulation; Long-range transport; Arctic streams; Legacy contaminants

Published in

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2018, Volume: 37, number: 12, pages: 3011–3017

Sustainable Development Goals

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology
Environmental Sciences

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4267

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/112847