Updated 2005-10-04
In addition to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) analysed in former monitoring projects, other compounds of concern have been identified by the international community (e.g. OSPAR, AMAP), and analytical methods have been developed. These compounds include brominated flame retardants (BFRs), phthalates, polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and synthetic musk compounds. The aim of this project is to screen the marine environment of East and West Greenland and the Faroe Islands for these compounds. The analyses will be based on existing samples of pilot whale and fulmars from the Faroe Islands as well as marine sediments, shorthorn sculpins, ringed seals, minke whales from West Greenland and shorthorn sculpins, ringed seals and polar bears from East Greenland. As several trophic levels of the marine Arctic food chain are taken into account, the project will also result in information on the bioaccumulation of these compounds.
This is a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project
Time frame
- Status
- Completed
- Project time span
- 2002 - 2004
- Data collection
- 2002 - 2004
- Data processing
- 2002 - 2004
- Data reporting
- 2002 - 2004
Data availability
- Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?
- no
- References to key publications (or planned publications) and data reports
- Bossi, R., Riget, F.F., Dietz, R., Sonne, C., Fauser, P., Dam, M. & Vorkamp, K. 2005: Preliminary screening of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and other fluorochemicals in fish, birds and marine mammals from Greenland and the Faroe Islands. - Environmental Pollution 136(2): 323-329
Vorkamp, K., Dam, M., Riget, F.F., Fauser, P., Bossi, R. & Hansen, A.B. 2004: Screening of “new” contaminants in the marine environment of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. National Environmental Research Institute. - NERI Technical Report 525: 105 pp. (electronic).
Available at: http://www2.dmu.dk/1_viden/2_publikationer/3_fagra ... orter/FR525.pdf
- Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?
- Yes
- Specimen banking information
www.dmu.dk
Methods & Procedures
Not specified
Additional Information
- Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?
- No
- Other institutes involved in the project
Food and Environmental Agency, Faroe Islands