Levels and temporal trends (1983–2003) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecanes in seabird eggs from North Norway

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Helgason, Lisa B., Polder, Anuschka, Føreid, Siri, Bæk, Kine, Lie, Elisabeth, Gabrielsen, Geir W., Barrett, Robert T., Skaare, Janneche U.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Environmental Chemistry; Nona; Norway; fratercula; Fratercula arctica; North Norway; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/08-404.1; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1897%2F08-404.1; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1897/08-404.1

Abstract The present study assessed temporal trends (1983–2003) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabro‐mocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in eggs of herring gulls ( Larus argentatus ), Atlantic puffins ( Fratercula arctica ), and black‐legged kittiwakes ( Rissa tridactyla ) in North Norway. Generally, PBDE concentrations increased between 1983 and 1993 and then leveled out, although species‐specific trends were reported. Levels of α‐HBCD increased in all species throughout the 20‐year period. Levels of nona‐BDEs and BDE 209 ranged from nondetectable to parts per billion. Nevertheless, highly variable procedural blanks were reported for the nona‐BDEs and BDE 209, which clearly illustrates the importance of including blanks repeatedly during determination of these compounds.