Toxicology of Marine Mammals: New Developments and Opportunities

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Weijs, Liesbeth
Zaccaroni, Annalisa
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2016
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It is widely recognized that marine mammals are exposed to a wide variety of pollutants, with a weight of evidence indicating impacts on their health. Since hundreds of new chemicals enter the global market every year, the methods, approaches and technologies used to characterize pollution levels or impacts are also in a constant state of flux. However, legal and ethical constraints often limit the type and extent of toxicological research being carried out in marine mammals. Nevertheless, new and emerging in vivo, in vitro as well as in silico research opportunities abound in the field of marine mammal toxicology. In the application of findings to population-, species-, or habitat-related risk assessments, the identification of causal relationships which inform source apportionment is important. This, in turn, is informed by a comprehensive understanding of contaminant classes, profiles and fate over space and time. Such considerations figure prominently in the design and interpretation of marine mammal (eco)toxicology research. This mini-review attempts to follow the evolution behind marine mammal toxicology until now, highlight some of the research that has been done and suggest opportunities for future research. This Special Issue will showcase new developments in marine mammal toxicology, approaches for exposure-effect research in risk assessment as well as future opportunities.

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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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70

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1

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Bioavailability and ecotoxicology

Biological oceanography

Chemical oceanography

Pollution and contamination

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Toxicology

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

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Weijs, L; Zaccaroni, A, Toxicology of Marine Mammals: New Developments and Opportunities, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2016, 70 (1), pp. 1-8

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