ArticleEnvironmental science & technology letters2024
Whale baleen to monitor per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in marine environments.
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- A Legacy of Exposure: Lactational PFAS Transfer and Early-Life Accumulation in Northern Elephant Seals.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Maternal PFAS transfer through lactation: dolphin milk reveals routes of early-life exposure.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Pollutant Exposure Shapes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in a Wild Seabird.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- A Dozen Years of Baleen Hormones: Validations, Discoveries, Surprises, and Next Steps.Integrative and comparative biology · 2026Review
- What normal used to be: Longitudinal adrenal, reproductive, and thyroid hormone profiles from four bowhead whales during a period of Arctic stability.Conservation physiology · 2026Article
- Baleen hormone analyses reveal stress and reproductive life-history of the critically endangered Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei).PloS one · 2026Article
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) comprise > 10,000 synthetic compounds that are globally distributed and highly persistent but remain challenging to monitor. Here we assess the utility of baleen-an accreting, keratinaceous tissue that baleen whales use for filter-feeding-to track PFAS dynamics in marine food webs. In six species investigated, PFAS were detected in all baleen tested (n = 18 plates, 220 samples, Σ
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