Organochlorine contaminants and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in eggs and embryos of Antarctic birds

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Colabuono, Fernanda I., Taniguchi, Satie, Petry, Maria V., Montone, Rosalinda C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; antarcticus; Macronectes giganteus; South Shetland Islands; Sterna vittata
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102014000807; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102014000807

Abstract Organochlorine contaminants (OCs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were investigated in the eggs of five bird species from the South Shetland Islands. Additionally, OCs and PBDEs were also analysed in embryos of two species. The concentration ranges in eggs were (ng g -1 wet weigh...