Anthropogenic compounds in the northernmost Atlantic puffin population

Arin K.P. Underwood; Sébastien Descamps; Kjetil Sagerup; Dorte Herzke; Geir Wing Gabrielsen

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118225

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Anthropogenic compounds in the northernmost Atlantic puffin population

Arin K.P. Underwood Sébastien Descamps

Kjetil Sagerup Dorte Herzke

Geir Wing Gabrielsen

Marine Pollution Bulletin Vol. 218 pp. 118225 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 218
Pages: 118225
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Authors

NILU; Norwegian Institute for Air Research; Tromsø; Norway; Department of Arctic and Marine Biology

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Geir Wing Gabrielsen

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Norsk Polarinstitutt

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Arin K.P. Underwood, Sébastien Descamps, Kjetil Sagerup, et al. (2025). Anthropogenic compounds in the northernmost Atlantic puffin population. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 218, 118225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118225

Anthropogenic compounds in the northernmost Atlantic puffin population

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