54. Pedersen, A.F., Dietz, R., Sonne, C., Liu, L., Rosing-Asvid, A. and McKinney, M.A., 2022. Development and validation of a modified QuEChERS method for extracting polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides from marine mammal blubber. Chemosphere, p.137245.
53. Facciola, N., Houde, M., Muir, D.C., Ferguson, S.H. and McKinney, M.A., 2022. Feeding and contaminant patterns of sub-arctic and arctic ringed seals: Potential insight into climate change-contaminant interactions. Environmental Pollution, 313, p.120108.
52. Remili A, Dietz R, Sonne C, Iverson SJ, Roy D, Rosing-Asvid A, Land-Miller H, Pedersen AF, McKinney MA. Validation of quantitative fatty acid signature analysis for estimating the diet composition of free-ranging killer whales. Scientific reports. 2022 May 13;12(1):1-2.
51. Chételat, McKinney MA, Amyot M, Dastoor A, Douglas TA, Heimbürger-Boavida L.-E., Kirk J, Kahilainen KK, Outridge P, Pelletier N, Skov H, St. Pierre K, Vuorenmaa J, Wang F, 2022. Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: Abiotic interactions. Sci. Total Environ. In press.
50. Borgå K, McKinney MA, Routti H, Fernie K, Giebichenstein J, Hallanger I, Muir DCG. The influence of global climate change on accumulation and toxicity of persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern in Arctic food webs, 2022. Environ. Sci: Processes & Impacts. In press.
49. Franz M, Whyte L, Atwood TC, Laidre KL, Roy D, Watson SE, Gongora E, McKinney MA, 2022. Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions. Sci. Rep. 12: 522.
48. Watson SE, McKinney MA, Pindo M, Bull MJ, Atwood TC, Hauffe HC, Perkins SE, 2021. Diet-driven mercury contamination is associated with polar bear gut microbiota. Sci. Rep. 11: 23372.
47. Stern JH, Laidre KL, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Sonne C, Dietz R, Fisk AT, McKinney MA, 2021. Feeding habits of Baffin Bay polar bears (Ursus maritimus); Insight from stable isotopes and total mercury in hair. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 677: 233-244.
46. Facciola N, Pedro S, Houde M, Fisk AT, Ferguson SH, Steer H, Muir DCG, McKinney MA, 2021 Measurable levels of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in western Hudson Bay fishes, but limited biomagnification from fish-to-ringed seals. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 40: 2990-2999.
45. Remili A, Letcher RJ, Samarra FIP, Dietz R, Sonne C, Desforges JP, Vikingsson G, Blair D, McKinney MA, 2021. Individual prey specialization drives PCBs in Icelandic killer whales. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55: 4923-4931.
44. Golzadeh N, Barst BD, Baker JM, Auger J, McKinney MA, 2021. Alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (alkyl-PAHs) are the largest contributor to polycyclic aromatic compound (PACs) concentrations in traditional foods of the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada. Environ. Pollut. 275: 116625.
43. Pedro S, Fisk AT, Ferguson SH, Hussey NE, Kessel ST, McKinney MA, 2020. Broad feeding niches of capelin and sand lance may overlap those of polar cod and other native fish in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Polar Biology 43: 1707-1724.
42. Bourque J, Desforges JP, Levin M, Atwood TC, Sonne C, Dietz R, Jensen TH, Curry E, McKinney MA, 2020. Climate-associated drivers of plasma cytokines and contaminant concentrations in Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Sci. Total Environ. 745: 140978.
41. Golzadeh N, Barst BD, Basu N, Baker JM, Auger J, McKinney MA, 2020. Evaluating the concentrations of total mercury, methylmercury, selenium and selenium:mercury ratios in traditional foods of the Bigstone Cree in Alberta, Canada. Chemosphere 250: 126285.
40. Bourque J, Atwood TC, Divoky GJ, Stewart C, McKinney MA, 2020. Fatty acid‐based diet estimates suggest ringed seal remain the main prey of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears despite recent use of onshore food resources. Ecol. Evol. 10, 2093-2103.
39. Dietz R, Letcher RJ, Desforges JP, Eulaers I, Sonne C, Wilson S, Andersen-Ranberg E, Basu N, Barst BD, Bustnes JO, Bytingsvik J, Ciesielski TM, Drevnick PE, Gabrielsen GW, Haarr A, Hylland K, Jenssen BM, Levin M, McKinney MA, Nørregaard RD, Pedersen KE, Provencher J, Styrishave B, Tartu S, Aars J, Ackerman JT, Rosing-Asvid A, Barrett R, Bignert A, Born EW, Branigan M, Braune B, Bryan CE, Dam M, Eagles-Smith CA, Evans M, Evans TJ, Fisk AT, Gamberg M, Gustavson K, Hartman CA, Helander B, Herzog MP, Hoekstra PF, Houde M, Hoydal K, Jackson AK, Kucklick J, Lie E, Loseto L, Mallory ML, Miljeteig C, Mosbech A, Muir DCG, Nielsen ST, Peacock E, Pedro S, Peterson SH, Polder A, Rigét FF, Roach P, Saunes H, Sinding MHS, Skaare JU, Søndergaard J, Stenson G, Stern G, Treu G, Schuur SS, Víkingsson G, 2019. Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on Arctic wildlife and fish. Sci. Total Environ. 696: 133792.
38. Watson SE, Hauffe HC, Bull M, Atwood TC, McKinney MA, Pindo M, Perkins SE, 2019. Global change-mediated behavioral shift in polar bears alters faecal microbiota. ISME J. 13: 2916-2926.
37. Pedro S, Dietz R, Sonne C, Rosing-Asvid A, Hansen M, McKinney MA, 2019. Are vitamins A and E associated with persistent organic pollutants and fatty acids in the blubber of highly contaminated killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Greenland? Environ. Res. 177: 108602.
36. Routti H, Atwood TC, Bechshøft TØ, Boltunov A, Ciesielski TM, Desforges JP, Dietz R, Gabrielsen GW, Jenssen BM, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Morris AD, Rigét FF, Sonne C, Styrishave B, Tartu S, 2019. State of knowledge on current exposure, fate, and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic. Sci. Total Environ. 664: 1063-1083.
35. Pedro S, Fisk AT, Ferguson SH, Hussey NE, Kessel ST, McKinney MA, 2019. Limited effects of changing prey fish communities on food quality for aquatic predators in the Eastern Canadian Arctic in terms of essential fatty acids, methylmercury and selenium. Chemosphere 214: 855-865.
53. Facciola, N., Houde, M., Muir, D.C., Ferguson, S.H. and McKinney, M.A., 2022. Feeding and contaminant patterns of sub-arctic and arctic ringed seals: Potential insight into climate change-contaminant interactions. Environmental Pollution, 313, p.120108.
52. Remili A, Dietz R, Sonne C, Iverson SJ, Roy D, Rosing-Asvid A, Land-Miller H, Pedersen AF, McKinney MA. Validation of quantitative fatty acid signature analysis for estimating the diet composition of free-ranging killer whales. Scientific reports. 2022 May 13;12(1):1-2.
51. Chételat, McKinney MA, Amyot M, Dastoor A, Douglas TA, Heimbürger-Boavida L.-E., Kirk J, Kahilainen KK, Outridge P, Pelletier N, Skov H, St. Pierre K, Vuorenmaa J, Wang F, 2022. Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: Abiotic interactions. Sci. Total Environ. In press.
50. Borgå K, McKinney MA, Routti H, Fernie K, Giebichenstein J, Hallanger I, Muir DCG. The influence of global climate change on accumulation and toxicity of persistent organic pollutants and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern in Arctic food webs, 2022. Environ. Sci: Processes & Impacts. In press.
49. Franz M, Whyte L, Atwood TC, Laidre KL, Roy D, Watson SE, Gongora E, McKinney MA, 2022. Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions. Sci. Rep. 12: 522.
48. Watson SE, McKinney MA, Pindo M, Bull MJ, Atwood TC, Hauffe HC, Perkins SE, 2021. Diet-driven mercury contamination is associated with polar bear gut microbiota. Sci. Rep. 11: 23372.
47. Stern JH, Laidre KL, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Sonne C, Dietz R, Fisk AT, McKinney MA, 2021. Feeding habits of Baffin Bay polar bears (Ursus maritimus); Insight from stable isotopes and total mercury in hair. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 677: 233-244.
46. Facciola N, Pedro S, Houde M, Fisk AT, Ferguson SH, Steer H, Muir DCG, McKinney MA, 2021 Measurable levels of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in western Hudson Bay fishes, but limited biomagnification from fish-to-ringed seals. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 40: 2990-2999.
45. Remili A, Letcher RJ, Samarra FIP, Dietz R, Sonne C, Desforges JP, Vikingsson G, Blair D, McKinney MA, 2021. Individual prey specialization drives PCBs in Icelandic killer whales. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55: 4923-4931.
44. Golzadeh N, Barst BD, Baker JM, Auger J, McKinney MA, 2021. Alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (alkyl-PAHs) are the largest contributor to polycyclic aromatic compound (PACs) concentrations in traditional foods of the Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada. Environ. Pollut. 275: 116625.
43. Pedro S, Fisk AT, Ferguson SH, Hussey NE, Kessel ST, McKinney MA, 2020. Broad feeding niches of capelin and sand lance may overlap those of polar cod and other native fish in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Polar Biology 43: 1707-1724.
42. Bourque J, Desforges JP, Levin M, Atwood TC, Sonne C, Dietz R, Jensen TH, Curry E, McKinney MA, 2020. Climate-associated drivers of plasma cytokines and contaminant concentrations in Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Sci. Total Environ. 745: 140978.
41. Golzadeh N, Barst BD, Basu N, Baker JM, Auger J, McKinney MA, 2020. Evaluating the concentrations of total mercury, methylmercury, selenium and selenium:mercury ratios in traditional foods of the Bigstone Cree in Alberta, Canada. Chemosphere 250: 126285.
40. Bourque J, Atwood TC, Divoky GJ, Stewart C, McKinney MA, 2020. Fatty acid‐based diet estimates suggest ringed seal remain the main prey of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears despite recent use of onshore food resources. Ecol. Evol. 10, 2093-2103.
39. Dietz R, Letcher RJ, Desforges JP, Eulaers I, Sonne C, Wilson S, Andersen-Ranberg E, Basu N, Barst BD, Bustnes JO, Bytingsvik J, Ciesielski TM, Drevnick PE, Gabrielsen GW, Haarr A, Hylland K, Jenssen BM, Levin M, McKinney MA, Nørregaard RD, Pedersen KE, Provencher J, Styrishave B, Tartu S, Aars J, Ackerman JT, Rosing-Asvid A, Barrett R, Bignert A, Born EW, Branigan M, Braune B, Bryan CE, Dam M, Eagles-Smith CA, Evans M, Evans TJ, Fisk AT, Gamberg M, Gustavson K, Hartman CA, Helander B, Herzog MP, Hoekstra PF, Houde M, Hoydal K, Jackson AK, Kucklick J, Lie E, Loseto L, Mallory ML, Miljeteig C, Mosbech A, Muir DCG, Nielsen ST, Peacock E, Pedro S, Peterson SH, Polder A, Rigét FF, Roach P, Saunes H, Sinding MHS, Skaare JU, Søndergaard J, Stenson G, Stern G, Treu G, Schuur SS, Víkingsson G, 2019. Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on Arctic wildlife and fish. Sci. Total Environ. 696: 133792.
38. Watson SE, Hauffe HC, Bull M, Atwood TC, McKinney MA, Pindo M, Perkins SE, 2019. Global change-mediated behavioral shift in polar bears alters faecal microbiota. ISME J. 13: 2916-2926.
37. Pedro S, Dietz R, Sonne C, Rosing-Asvid A, Hansen M, McKinney MA, 2019. Are vitamins A and E associated with persistent organic pollutants and fatty acids in the blubber of highly contaminated killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Greenland? Environ. Res. 177: 108602.
36. Routti H, Atwood TC, Bechshøft TØ, Boltunov A, Ciesielski TM, Desforges JP, Dietz R, Gabrielsen GW, Jenssen BM, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Morris AD, Rigét FF, Sonne C, Styrishave B, Tartu S, 2019. State of knowledge on current exposure, fate, and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic. Sci. Total Environ. 664: 1063-1083.
35. Pedro S, Fisk AT, Ferguson SH, Hussey NE, Kessel ST, McKinney MA, 2019. Limited effects of changing prey fish communities on food quality for aquatic predators in the Eastern Canadian Arctic in terms of essential fatty acids, methylmercury and selenium. Chemosphere 214: 855-865.
34. Sonne C, Jepson PD, Desforges JP, Alstrup AKO, Olsen MT, Eulaers I, Hansen M, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Dietz R, 2018. Pollution threatens toothed whales. Science 361: 1208.
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33. Bourque J, Dietz R, Sonne C, St. Leger J, Iverson, SJ, Rosing-Asvid A, Hansen M, McKinney MA, 2018. Feeding habits of a new Arctic predator: Insight from full-depth blubber fatty acid signatures of Greenland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, and managed-care killer whales Orcinus orca. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 603: 1-12. [Feature Article (9/17/18]
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32. Atwood TC, Duncan C, Patyk KA, Nol P, Rhyan J, McCollum M, McKinney MA, Ramey A, Cerqueira-Cézar CK, Kwok OCH, Dubey JP, Hennager S, 2017. Environmental and behavioral changes may influence the exposure of an Arctic apex predator to pathogens and contaminants. Sci. Rep. 7: 13193.
31. Pedro S, Boba C, Dietz R, Sonne C, Rosing-Asvid A, Hansen M, Provatas A, McKinney MA, 2017. Blubber-depth distribution and bioaccumulation of PCBs and OC pesticides in Arctic-invading killer whales. Sci. Total Environ. 601-602: 237-246.
30. Pedro S, Fisk AT, Tomy GT, Ferguson SH, Hussey NE, Kessel ST, McKinney MA, 2017. Mercury and persistent organic pollutants in native and invading forage species of the Canadian Arctic: Consequence for food web dynamics. Environ. Pollut. 229: 229-240.
31. Pedro S, Boba C, Dietz R, Sonne C, Rosing-Asvid A, Hansen M, Provatas A, McKinney MA, 2017. Blubber-depth distribution and bioaccumulation of PCBs and OC pesticides in Arctic-invading killer whales. Sci. Total Environ. 601-602: 237-246.
30. Pedro S, Fisk AT, Tomy GT, Ferguson SH, Hussey NE, Kessel ST, McKinney MA, 2017. Mercury and persistent organic pollutants in native and invading forage species of the Canadian Arctic: Consequence for food web dynamics. Environ. Pollut. 229: 229-240.
29. McKinney MA, Atwood TC, Pedro S, Peacock E, 2017. Ecological change drives a decline in mercury concentrations in southern Beaufort Sea polar bears. Environ. Sci. Technol. Publication date (web): 14 Jun 2017). [ACS Editors’ Choice Article (6/14/17), featured in EurekAlert! (AAAS), Science Daily, Seeker, Scientific American, Popular Science, National Post (Canada), The Wildlife Society, among others]
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28. McKinney MA, Atwood T, Iverson SJ, Peacock E, 2017. Temporal complexity of southern Beaufort Sea polar bear diets during a period of increasing land use. Ecosphere 8:e01633.
27. Morris AD, Muir DCG, Solomon KRS, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Fisk AT, McMeans BC, Teixeira C, Wang X, Duric M, 2016. Current-use pesticides in seawater and their bioaccumulation behavior in polar bear-ringed seal food chains of the Canadian Arctic. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 35: 1695-1707.
26. Atwood, TC, Peacock E, McKinney MA, Lillie K, Wilson R, Miller S, 2016. Rapid environmental change drives increased land use by an Arctic marine predator. PLoS ONE 11: e0155932
25. McKinney MA, Dean K, Hussey NE, Cliff G, Wintner SP, Dudley SFJ, Zungu MP, Fisk AT, 2016. On the causes and implications of high mercury levels in sharks from South African waters. Sci. Total Environ. 541: 176-183.
24. McKinney MA, Pedro S, Dietz R, Sonne C, Fisk AT, Roy D, Jenssen BM, Letcher RJ, 2015. A review of ecological impacts of global climate change on persistent organic pollutant and mercury pathways and exposures in arctic marine ecosystems. Curr. Zool. 61: 617-628. [Invited]
23. Dietz R, Gustavson K, Sonne C, Desforges, JP, Rigét FF, McKinney M, Letcher RJ, 2015. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of immune, reproductive and carcinogenic effects from contaminant exposure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) across the Arctic. Environ. Res. 140: 45-55.
22. Letcher RJ, Chu S, McKinney MA, Tomy GT, Sonne C, Dietz R, 2014. Comparative hepatic in vitro depletion and metabolite formation of major perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors in polar bear, beluga whale and ringed seal. Chemosphere 112: 225-231.
21. McKinney MA, Atwood T, Dietz R, Sonne C, Iverson SJ, Peacock E, 2014. Validation of adipose lipid content as a body condition index for polar bears. Ecol. Evol. 4: 516-527.
20. Lu Z, Fisk AT, Kovacs K, Lydersen C, McKinney MA, Tomy GT, Rosenberg B, McMeans BC, Muir DCG, Wong CS, 2014. Temporal and spatial trends of PCB chiral signatures in the Greenland shark and its Arctic food web. Environ. Pollut. 186: 216-225.
19. Pagano AM, Peacock E, McKinney MA, 2014. Remote biopsy darting and marking of polar bears. Mar. Mammal Sci. 30: 169-183.
27. Morris AD, Muir DCG, Solomon KRS, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Fisk AT, McMeans BC, Teixeira C, Wang X, Duric M, 2016. Current-use pesticides in seawater and their bioaccumulation behavior in polar bear-ringed seal food chains of the Canadian Arctic. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 35: 1695-1707.
26. Atwood, TC, Peacock E, McKinney MA, Lillie K, Wilson R, Miller S, 2016. Rapid environmental change drives increased land use by an Arctic marine predator. PLoS ONE 11: e0155932
25. McKinney MA, Dean K, Hussey NE, Cliff G, Wintner SP, Dudley SFJ, Zungu MP, Fisk AT, 2016. On the causes and implications of high mercury levels in sharks from South African waters. Sci. Total Environ. 541: 176-183.
24. McKinney MA, Pedro S, Dietz R, Sonne C, Fisk AT, Roy D, Jenssen BM, Letcher RJ, 2015. A review of ecological impacts of global climate change on persistent organic pollutant and mercury pathways and exposures in arctic marine ecosystems. Curr. Zool. 61: 617-628. [Invited]
23. Dietz R, Gustavson K, Sonne C, Desforges, JP, Rigét FF, McKinney M, Letcher RJ, 2015. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of immune, reproductive and carcinogenic effects from contaminant exposure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) across the Arctic. Environ. Res. 140: 45-55.
22. Letcher RJ, Chu S, McKinney MA, Tomy GT, Sonne C, Dietz R, 2014. Comparative hepatic in vitro depletion and metabolite formation of major perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors in polar bear, beluga whale and ringed seal. Chemosphere 112: 225-231.
21. McKinney MA, Atwood T, Dietz R, Sonne C, Iverson SJ, Peacock E, 2014. Validation of adipose lipid content as a body condition index for polar bears. Ecol. Evol. 4: 516-527.
20. Lu Z, Fisk AT, Kovacs K, Lydersen C, McKinney MA, Tomy GT, Rosenberg B, McMeans BC, Muir DCG, Wong CS, 2014. Temporal and spatial trends of PCB chiral signatures in the Greenland shark and its Arctic food web. Environ. Pollut. 186: 216-225.
19. Pagano AM, Peacock E, McKinney MA, 2014. Remote biopsy darting and marking of polar bears. Mar. Mammal Sci. 30: 169-183.
18. McKinney MA, Iverson SJ, Fisk AT, Sonne C, Rigét FF, Letcher RJ, Arts MT, Born EW, Rosing-Asvid A, Dietz R, 2013. Global change effects on the long-term feeding ecology and contaminant exposures of East Greenland polar bears. Global Change Biol. 19: 2360-2372. [cover image (August issue), featured in Science Daily, Science World Report, EurekAlert! (AAAS)], among others]
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17. Dietz R, Rigét FF, Sonne C, Born EW, Bechshøft T, McKinney MA, Muir DCG, Letcher RJ, 2013. Three decades (1984-2010) of legacy contaminant and flame retardant trends in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Part II: Brominated flame retardants. Environ. Int. 59: 494-500.
16. Dietz R, Rigét FF, Sonne C, Born EW, Bechshøft T, McKinney MA, Letcher RJ, 2013. Three decades (1984-2010) of legacy contaminant and flame retardant trends in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Part I: Legacy organochlorine contaminants. Environ. Int. 59: 485-493.
15. Routti H, Letcher RJ, Born EW, Branigan M, Dietz R, Evans TJ, McKinney MA, Peacock E, Sonne C, 2012. Influence of carbon and lipid sources on Arctic variation of mercury and other trace elements in polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 31: 2739-2747.
14. McKinney MA, McMeans BC, Tomy GT, Rosenberg B, Ferguson SH, Morris A, Muir DCG, Fisk AT, 2012. Trophic transfer of contaminants in a changing Arctic marine food web: Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 9914-9922.
13. Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, 2012. Reply to Comments by Hardy et al. on “Comparative Hepatic Microsomal Biotransformation of Selected PBDEs, Including Decabromodiphenyl Ether, and Decabromodiphenyl Ethane Flame Retardants in Arctic-Marine Feeding Mammals”. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 31: 1185-1186.
12. Ross MS, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Sonne C, Dietz R, Wong CS, 2011. Comparison of the enantiomer distribution of chiral organochlorine contaminants in captive West Greenland sledge dogs and East Greenland polar bears. In: Enantioselectivity and Its Consequences. Garrison, W., Ed. ACS Symposium Series 1085; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2011; pp 45–63.
11. McKinney MA, Dietz R, Sonne C, De Guise S, Skirnisson K, Karlsson K, Steingrímsson E, Letcher RJ, 2011. Comparative hepatic microsomal biotransformation of selected polybrominated diphenyl ether, including decabromodiphenyl ether, and decabromodiphenyl ethane flame retardants in Arctic marine-feeding mammals. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 30: 1506-1514.
10. McKinney MA, Letcher RJ, Aars J, Born EW, Branigan M, Dietz R, Evans TJ, Gabrielsen GW, Muir DCG, Peacock E, Sonne C, 2011. Regional contamination versus regional diet differences: understanding geographic variation in brominated and chlorinated contaminant levels in polar bears. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 896-902.
9. McKinney MA, Letcher RJ, Aars J, Born EW, Branigan M, Dietz R, Evans TJ, Gabrielsen GW, Peacock E, Sonne C, 2011. Flame retardants and legacy contaminants in polar bears from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland and Svalbard, 2005-2008. Environ. Int. 37: 365-374.
8. McKinney MA, Stirling I, Lunn NJ, Peacock E, Letcher RJ, 2010. The role of diet on long-term (1991-2007) concentration and pattern trends of brominated and chlorinated contaminants in western Hudson Bay polar bears. Sci. Total Environ. 408: 6210-6222.
7. Cesh LS, Elliott KH, Quade S, McKinney MA, Maisoneuve F, Garcelon DK, Sandau CD, Letcher RJ, Williams TD, Elliott JE, 2010. Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and metabolites: Relation to circulating thyroid hormone and retinol in nestling bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 29: 1301-1310.
6. Letcher RJ, Gebbink WA, Sonne C, Born EW, McKinney MA, Dietz R, 2009. Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland. Environ. Int. 35: 1118-1124.
5. McKinney MA, Peacock E, Letcher RJ, 2009. Sea ice-associated diet change increases the levels of chlorinated and brominated contaminants in polar bears. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 4334-4339. [featured in Environmental Health Perspectives News and Environmental Health News]
4. McKinney MA, Cesh LS, Elliott JE, Williams TD, Garcelon DK, Letcher RJ, 2006. Polychlorinated and brominated aromatic hydrocarbons and hydroxylated and methoxylated analogues in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) from the west coast of North America. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 6275-6281.
3. McKinney MA, De Guise S, Martineau D, Béland P, Lebeuf M, Letcher RJ, 2006. Organohalogen contaminants and metabolites in the liver tissues of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence River Estuary and western Hudson Bay, Canada. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 25: 1246-1257.
2. McKinney MA, De Guise S, Arukwe A, Béland P, Martineau D, Letcher RJ, 2006. Hepatic microsomal biotransformation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Aquat. Toxicol. 77: 87-97.
1. McKinney MA, Arukwe A, Béland P, Martineau D, Dallaire A, Lair S, De Guise S, Lebeuf M, Letcher RJ, 2004. Characterization and profiling of hepatic cytochromes P450 and phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence River Estuary and the Canadian Arctic. Aquat. Toxicol. 69: 35-49.
16. Dietz R, Rigét FF, Sonne C, Born EW, Bechshøft T, McKinney MA, Letcher RJ, 2013. Three decades (1984-2010) of legacy contaminant and flame retardant trends in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Part I: Legacy organochlorine contaminants. Environ. Int. 59: 485-493.
15. Routti H, Letcher RJ, Born EW, Branigan M, Dietz R, Evans TJ, McKinney MA, Peacock E, Sonne C, 2012. Influence of carbon and lipid sources on Arctic variation of mercury and other trace elements in polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 31: 2739-2747.
14. McKinney MA, McMeans BC, Tomy GT, Rosenberg B, Ferguson SH, Morris A, Muir DCG, Fisk AT, 2012. Trophic transfer of contaminants in a changing Arctic marine food web: Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 9914-9922.
13. Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, 2012. Reply to Comments by Hardy et al. on “Comparative Hepatic Microsomal Biotransformation of Selected PBDEs, Including Decabromodiphenyl Ether, and Decabromodiphenyl Ethane Flame Retardants in Arctic-Marine Feeding Mammals”. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 31: 1185-1186.
12. Ross MS, Letcher RJ, McKinney MA, Sonne C, Dietz R, Wong CS, 2011. Comparison of the enantiomer distribution of chiral organochlorine contaminants in captive West Greenland sledge dogs and East Greenland polar bears. In: Enantioselectivity and Its Consequences. Garrison, W., Ed. ACS Symposium Series 1085; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2011; pp 45–63.
11. McKinney MA, Dietz R, Sonne C, De Guise S, Skirnisson K, Karlsson K, Steingrímsson E, Letcher RJ, 2011. Comparative hepatic microsomal biotransformation of selected polybrominated diphenyl ether, including decabromodiphenyl ether, and decabromodiphenyl ethane flame retardants in Arctic marine-feeding mammals. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 30: 1506-1514.
10. McKinney MA, Letcher RJ, Aars J, Born EW, Branigan M, Dietz R, Evans TJ, Gabrielsen GW, Muir DCG, Peacock E, Sonne C, 2011. Regional contamination versus regional diet differences: understanding geographic variation in brominated and chlorinated contaminant levels in polar bears. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 896-902.
9. McKinney MA, Letcher RJ, Aars J, Born EW, Branigan M, Dietz R, Evans TJ, Gabrielsen GW, Peacock E, Sonne C, 2011. Flame retardants and legacy contaminants in polar bears from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland and Svalbard, 2005-2008. Environ. Int. 37: 365-374.
8. McKinney MA, Stirling I, Lunn NJ, Peacock E, Letcher RJ, 2010. The role of diet on long-term (1991-2007) concentration and pattern trends of brominated and chlorinated contaminants in western Hudson Bay polar bears. Sci. Total Environ. 408: 6210-6222.
7. Cesh LS, Elliott KH, Quade S, McKinney MA, Maisoneuve F, Garcelon DK, Sandau CD, Letcher RJ, Williams TD, Elliott JE, 2010. Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and metabolites: Relation to circulating thyroid hormone and retinol in nestling bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 29: 1301-1310.
6. Letcher RJ, Gebbink WA, Sonne C, Born EW, McKinney MA, Dietz R, 2009. Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland. Environ. Int. 35: 1118-1124.
5. McKinney MA, Peacock E, Letcher RJ, 2009. Sea ice-associated diet change increases the levels of chlorinated and brominated contaminants in polar bears. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 4334-4339. [featured in Environmental Health Perspectives News and Environmental Health News]
4. McKinney MA, Cesh LS, Elliott JE, Williams TD, Garcelon DK, Letcher RJ, 2006. Polychlorinated and brominated aromatic hydrocarbons and hydroxylated and methoxylated analogues in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) from the west coast of North America. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 6275-6281.
3. McKinney MA, De Guise S, Martineau D, Béland P, Lebeuf M, Letcher RJ, 2006. Organohalogen contaminants and metabolites in the liver tissues of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence River Estuary and western Hudson Bay, Canada. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 25: 1246-1257.
2. McKinney MA, De Guise S, Arukwe A, Béland P, Martineau D, Letcher RJ, 2006. Hepatic microsomal biotransformation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Aquat. Toxicol. 77: 87-97.
1. McKinney MA, Arukwe A, Béland P, Martineau D, Dallaire A, Lair S, De Guise S, Lebeuf M, Letcher RJ, 2004. Characterization and profiling of hepatic cytochromes P450 and phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence River Estuary and the Canadian Arctic. Aquat. Toxicol. 69: 35-49.
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