Non-invasive biomonitoring of polar bear feces can be used to estimate concentrations of metals of concern in traditional food

• Kristin M. Eccles,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6629-430X

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• Vincent Boutet,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Québec, Canada

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• Marsha Branigan,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation

  Affiliation Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Canada

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• Markus Dyck,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation

  Affiliation Government of Nunavut, Department of Environment, Igloolik, NU, Canada

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• Peter van Coeverden de Groot,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration

  Affiliation Biology Department, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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• Stephen C. Lougheed,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biology Department, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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• Allison Rutter,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada

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• Valérie S. Langlois

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: valerie.langlois@inrs.ca

  Affiliation Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Québec, Canada

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