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North Slope Borough Wildlife and Subsistence Resource Assessment
The North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management conducts research on wildlife and subsistence resources on the North Slope, including their biology and natural... -
Organochlorine contaminants in fish from an arctic lake in Alaska, USA
A wide range of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured in muscle tissue and livers of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and Arctic grayling... -
Contaminant Deposition
Despite the pristine appearance of the arctic parklands, the steady input of contaminants from both local and global sources make pollution a primary concern in ARCN. Sources of... -
Particulate Matter and Air Pollution in Alaska
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality provides materials about air quailty and health issues in Alaska. -
Northern Alaska Sea Ice Project Jukebox (AK-13-03-16)
This project created ten new oral history recordings with one sea ice scientist and twelve local residents of Kotzebue, Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow), Point Hope,... -
Caribou Health Assessment
The goals of this guide are to provide anyone spending time outdoors with basic information about caribou health conditions that may be observed during wildlife viewing,... -
Population Estimation and Surveillance for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Live Captured Breeding Shorebirds in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
In 2005, a U.S. Interagency Strategic Plan was developed to sample wild bird species in North America that have the highest risk of being exposed to or infected with HPAI;... -
Heavy metal and mineral concentrations and their relationship to histopathological findings in the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
This study evaluated the concentration of six essential and non-essential elements (Zn, Hg, Ag,Se, Cu, and Cd) in liver and kidney of 64 bowhead whales. Rosa, C., Blake, J.E.,... -
Vitamin A and E tissue distribution with comparisons to organochlorine concentrations in the serum, blubber and liver of the bowhead whale
Some persistent organic contaminants can have a negative effect on retinol concentration in serum of pinnipeds and cetaceans. Rosa, C., Blake, J.E., L. Mazzaro, P. Hoekstra,... -
Trace elements in tissues of phocid seals harvested in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic - Influence of age and feeding ecology
Selected trace elements (Ag, Cu, Cd, Se, An, THg, and MeHg) were measured in subsistence harvested seals. Ringed, bearded and spotted seals were obtained from Alaska along with... -
Organic nutrients and contaminants in subsistence species of Alaska: Concentrations and relationship to food preparation method
To determine nutrient and contaminant concentrations, document concentration changes related to common preparation methods and provide a basic risk-benefit analysis for select... -
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a study describing the ongoing climate change in the Arctic and its consequences: rising temperatures, loss of sea ice,... -
Serum thyroid hormone concentrations and thyroid histomorphology as biomarkers in bowhead whales.
Serum thyroid hormone (TH) concentrations have been used alone or with other measurements to assess health status or effects of toxicant exposure in marine mammals. Rosa, C.,... -
Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in live captured tundra swans in Northwest Alaska
Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in live captured tundra swans in Northwest Alaska. -
Persistent organochlorine pollutants in ringed seals and polar bears collected from northern Alaska
Blubber samples from ringed seal (Phoca hispida; n=8) and polar bear subcutaneous fat (Ursus maritimus; n=5) were collected near Barrow, Alaska in 1996 as part of the Alaska... -
Circumpolar pattern of mercury and cadmium in ringed seals
Mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) concentrations in ringed seal liver and kidney were compared from 11 locations across the Arctic, from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Svalbard to the... -
Concentrations and interactions of selected essential and non-essential elements in bowhead and beluga whales of Arctic Alaska
Concentrations of 12 essential and non-essential elements were studied (As,Cd, Co, Cu, Pb, Mg, Mn, Hg, Mo, Se, Ag and Zn) in bowhead (41) and beluga whale (50). Woshner, V.M.,... -
Contaminants in Alaska - Is America's Arctic at Risk?
This report summarizes the adverse affects of contaminants on the health of people and wildlife in the Arctic. Common pollutants are described as well as related findings in the... -
Regional contamination versus regional dietary differences: Understanding geographic variation in brominated and chlorinated contaminant levels in polar bears
The relative contribution of regional contamination versus dietary differences to geographic variation in polar bear (Ursus maritimus) contaminant levels is unknown. Dietary... -
Adaptation Planning for Climate Change
The University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) was awarded a grant from the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for...
