Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland

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Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland. / Nørregaard, Rasmus Dyrmose; Bach, Lis; Geertz-Hansen, Ole; Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob; Nowak, Barbara; Jantawongsri, Khattapan; Dang, Mai; Søndergaard, Jens; Leifsson, Pall S.; Jenssen, Bjørn M.; Ciesielski, Tomasz M.; Arukwe, Augustine; Sonne, Christian.

I: Environmental Research, Bind 208, 112742, 2022.

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Nørregaard, RD, Bach, L, Geertz-Hansen, O, Nabe-Nielsen, J, Nowak, B, Jantawongsri, K, Dang, M, Søndergaard, J, Leifsson, PS, Jenssen, BM, Ciesielski, TM, Arukwe, A & Sonne, C 2022, 'Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland', Environmental Research, bind 208, 112742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112742

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Nørregaard, R. D., Bach, L., Geertz-Hansen, O., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Nowak, B., Jantawongsri, K., Dang, M., Søndergaard, J., Leifsson, P. S., Jenssen, B. M., Ciesielski, T. M., Arukwe, A., & Sonne, C. (2022). Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland. Environmental Research, 208, [112742]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112742

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Nørregaard RD, Bach L, Geertz-Hansen O, Nabe-Nielsen J, Nowak B, Jantawongsri K o.a. Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland. Environmental Research. 2022;208. 112742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112742

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Nørregaard, Rasmus Dyrmose ; Bach, Lis ; Geertz-Hansen, Ole ; Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob ; Nowak, Barbara ; Jantawongsri, Khattapan ; Dang, Mai ; Søndergaard, Jens ; Leifsson, Pall S. ; Jenssen, Bjørn M. ; Ciesielski, Tomasz M. ; Arukwe, Augustine ; Sonne, Christian. / Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland. I: Environmental Research. 2022 ; Bind 208.

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title = "Element concentrations, histology and serum biochemistry of arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in northwest Greenland",
abstract = "The increasing exploratory efforts in the Greenland mineral industry, and in particular, the proposed rare earth element (REE) mining projects, requires an urgent need to generate data on baseline REE concentrations and their potential environmental impacts. Herein, we have investigated REE concentrations in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) from uncontaminated sites in Northwest Greenland, along with the relationships between the element concentrations in gills and liver, and gill histology and serum biochemical parameters. Concentrations of arsenic, silver, cadmium, cerium, chromium, copper, dysprosium, mercury, lanthanum, neodymium, lead, selenium, yttrium, and zinc in gills, liver and muscle are presented. No significant statistical correlations were observed between element concentrations in different organs and gill histology or serum biochemical parameters. However, we observed positive relationships between age and histopathology, emphasizing the importance of including age as a co-variable in histological studies of fish. Despite no element-induced effects were observed, this study is considered an important baseline study, which can be used as a reference for the assessment of impacts of potential future REE mine sites in Greenland.",
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AU - Nørregaard, Rasmus Dyrmose

AU - Bach, Lis

AU - Geertz-Hansen, Ole

AU - Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob

AU - Nowak, Barbara

AU - Jantawongsri, Khattapan

AU - Dang, Mai

AU - Søndergaard, Jens

AU - Leifsson, Pall S.

AU - Jenssen, Bjørn M.

AU - Ciesielski, Tomasz M.

AU - Arukwe, Augustine

AU - Sonne, Christian

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - The increasing exploratory efforts in the Greenland mineral industry, and in particular, the proposed rare earth element (REE) mining projects, requires an urgent need to generate data on baseline REE concentrations and their potential environmental impacts. Herein, we have investigated REE concentrations in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) from uncontaminated sites in Northwest Greenland, along with the relationships between the element concentrations in gills and liver, and gill histology and serum biochemical parameters. Concentrations of arsenic, silver, cadmium, cerium, chromium, copper, dysprosium, mercury, lanthanum, neodymium, lead, selenium, yttrium, and zinc in gills, liver and muscle are presented. No significant statistical correlations were observed between element concentrations in different organs and gill histology or serum biochemical parameters. However, we observed positive relationships between age and histopathology, emphasizing the importance of including age as a co-variable in histological studies of fish. Despite no element-induced effects were observed, this study is considered an important baseline study, which can be used as a reference for the assessment of impacts of potential future REE mine sites in Greenland.

AB - The increasing exploratory efforts in the Greenland mineral industry, and in particular, the proposed rare earth element (REE) mining projects, requires an urgent need to generate data on baseline REE concentrations and their potential environmental impacts. Herein, we have investigated REE concentrations in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) from uncontaminated sites in Northwest Greenland, along with the relationships between the element concentrations in gills and liver, and gill histology and serum biochemical parameters. Concentrations of arsenic, silver, cadmium, cerium, chromium, copper, dysprosium, mercury, lanthanum, neodymium, lead, selenium, yttrium, and zinc in gills, liver and muscle are presented. No significant statistical correlations were observed between element concentrations in different organs and gill histology or serum biochemical parameters. However, we observed positive relationships between age and histopathology, emphasizing the importance of including age as a co-variable in histological studies of fish. Despite no element-induced effects were observed, this study is considered an important baseline study, which can be used as a reference for the assessment of impacts of potential future REE mine sites in Greenland.

KW - Arctic char

KW - Biochemistry

KW - Elements

KW - Greenland

KW - Histology

KW - Serum

KW - Shorthorn sculpin

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JO - Environmental Research

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