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ArticleEnvironmental science and ecotechnology2025

Evidence for local sources and trophic biomagnification of bisphenols in the Arctic.

Xi-Ze Min, Fei Chen, Zhi-Zhong Zhang, Lu Wang, Aasim M Ali, Håkon A Langberg, Sarah E Hale, Gijsbert D Breedveld, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Åse-Karen Mortensen and 6 more

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Xi-Ze MinInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Fei ChenInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Zhi-Zhong ZhangInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Lu WangInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Aasim M AliFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University Life Sciences (NMBU), NO-1432, ÅS, Norway.
Håkon A LangbergGeotechnics and Environment, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), NO-0855, Oslo, Norway.
Sarah E HaleTZW: DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre), Karlsruher Straße 84, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Gijsbert D BreedveldGeotechnics and Environment, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), NO-0855, Oslo, Norway.
Bjørn Munro JenssenDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Åse-Karen MortensenDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Tomasz CiesielskiArctic Technology, University Centre in Svalbard, NO-9179, Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Geir Wing GabrielsenNorwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, NO-9296, Tromsø, Norway.
Nan-Qi RenInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Yi-Fan LiInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Zi-Feng ZhangInternational Joint Research Center for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment/School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
Roland KallenbornInternational Joint Research Center for Arctic Environment and Ecosystem (IJRC-AEE), Polar Academy (PA), Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.

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Abstract

The Arctic, though remote, is exceptionally vulnerable to chemical contaminants that threaten its fragile ecosystems. Bisphenols (BPs), a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals used in plastics and resins, are now detected across the Arctic, but the risks posed by their many analogues are poorly understood. Most studies have focused on documenting their presence, leaving a critical gap in our understanding of whether these compounds bioaccumulate in Arctic food webs and to what extent local, within-Arctic pollution contributes to the overall burden. Here we show, through a comprehensive analysis of 32 BPs in 134 samples from a Norwegian Arctic food web, that multiple BP analogues not only bioaccumulate but also biomagnify from plankton up to polar bears. We found that 5,5'-(1-methylethylidene)bis [(1,1'-biphenyl)-2-ol] (BPPH) exhibited the highest trophic magnification factor (TMF = 2.3), and we documented total BP concentrations in polar bear tissues up to 1396 ng g

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