Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
We report blood and feather concentrations of elements in the Baltic Sea and Arctic population of common eiders (Somateria mollissima). The endangered Baltic Sea population of eiders was demonstrably affected by element pollution in the 1990s. While blood concentrations of Hg were higher in Baltic b...
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ftaboakademicris:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/6889d6fb-225c-4932-87b9-b9a125a4f8fb 2023-05-15T14:25:48+02:00 Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population Fenstad, AA Bustnes, JO Lierhagen, S Gabrielsen, KM Öst, Markus Jaatinen, K Hanssen, SA Moe, B Jenssen, BM Krokje, A 2017 https://research.abo.fi/en/publications/6889d6fb-225c-4932-87b9-b9a125a4f8fb https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034 und unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Fenstad , AA , Bustnes , JO , Lierhagen , S , Gabrielsen , KM , Öst , M , Jaatinen , K , Hanssen , SA , Moe , B , Jenssen , BM & Krokje , A 2017 , ' Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 114 , no. 2 , pp. 1152–1158 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034 Common eiders Environmental exposure Svalbard article 2017 ftaboakademicris https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034 2022-07-21T07:00:35Z We report blood and feather concentrations of elements in the Baltic Sea and Arctic population of common eiders (Somateria mollissima). The endangered Baltic Sea population of eiders was demonstrably affected by element pollution in the 1990s. While blood concentrations of Hg were higher in Baltic breeding eiders, blood Se, As and Cd concentrations were higher in Arctic eiders. Blood concentrations of Pb, Cr, Zn and Cu did not differ between the two populations. While blood Pb concentrations had declined in Baltic eiders since the 1990s, Hg concentrations had not declined, and were above concentrations associated with adverse oxidative effects in other bird species. Inconsistent with blood concentrations, feather concentrations suggested that Pb, Zn, and Cd exposure was higher in Baltic eiders, and that Hg exposure was higher in Arctic eiders. Our study thus emphasizes the need for comprehensive evaluation of toxic element status, covering the annual cycle of a species. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Population Somateria mollissima Svalbard Åbo Akademi University Research Portal Arctic Svalbard Marine Pollution Bulletin 114 2 1152 1158 |
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We report blood and feather concentrations of elements in the Baltic Sea and Arctic population of common eiders (Somateria mollissima). The endangered Baltic Sea population of eiders was demonstrably affected by element pollution in the 1990s. While blood concentrations of Hg were higher in Baltic breeding eiders, blood Se, As and Cd concentrations were higher in Arctic eiders. Blood concentrations of Pb, Cr, Zn and Cu did not differ between the two populations. While blood Pb concentrations had declined in Baltic eiders since the 1990s, Hg concentrations had not declined, and were above concentrations associated with adverse oxidative effects in other bird species. Inconsistent with blood concentrations, feather concentrations suggested that Pb, Zn, and Cd exposure was higher in Baltic eiders, and that Hg exposure was higher in Arctic eiders. Our study thus emphasizes the need for comprehensive evaluation of toxic element status, covering the annual cycle of a species. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Fenstad, AA Bustnes, JO Lierhagen, S Gabrielsen, KM Öst, Markus Jaatinen, K Hanssen, SA Moe, B Jenssen, BM Krokje, A |
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Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population |
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Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population |
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Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population |
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blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a baltic and an arctic seabird population |
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Fenstad , AA , Bustnes , JO , Lierhagen , S , Gabrielsen , KM , Öst , M , Jaatinen , K , Hanssen , SA , Moe , B , Jenssen , BM & Krokje , A 2017 , ' Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 114 , no. 2 , pp. 1152–1158 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034 |
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