Persistent organic pollutants and porphyrin levels in excreta of penguin colonies from the Antarctic Peninsula area

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Jara-Carrasco, Solange, Barra, Ricardo, Espejo, Winfred, Celis, José E., González-Acuña, Daniel, Chiang, Gustavo, Sánchez-Hernández, Juan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Guano; Ardley; Ardley Island; O Higgins; Antarc*; Antarctica; Chinstrap penguin; Gentoo penguin; Polar Record; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarctica; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247416000607; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247416000607

ABSTRACT Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and their effects on Antarctic seabirds by using excreta as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool have received little consideration. Here we determine the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and some organochlorine pesticides such as dichlorodiphe...