Impacts of oil spills on seabirds: Unsustainable impacts of non-renewable energy
© 2016 The Authors. Accidental spillage of oil in to the sea from shipping transport and drilling rigs results in spills that cause significant unsustainable mortality of wildlife and destroys marine ecosystem services. External oiling of seabirds causes large scale mortality within days following a...
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ftbruneluniv:oai:bura.brunel.ac.uk:2438/12618 2023-05-15T18:41:31+02:00 Impacts of oil spills on seabirds: Unsustainable impacts of non-renewable energy Troisi, G Barton, S Bexton, S 2016-04-23 16549 - 16555 Print-Electronic https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12618 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.011 en eng Elsevier International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Troisi, G., Barton, S. and Bexton, S. (2016) 'Impacts of oil spills on seabirds: Unsustainable impacts of non-renewable energy', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(37), pp. 16549-16555. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.011. 0360-3199 https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12618 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.011 1879-3487 This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) oil pollution wildlife thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) birds Article 2016 ftbruneluniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.011 2021-08-08T08:36:15Z © 2016 The Authors. Accidental spillage of oil in to the sea from shipping transport and drilling rigs results in spills that cause significant unsustainable mortality of wildlife and destroys marine ecosystem services. External oiling of seabirds causes large scale mortality within days following a spill, while survivors suffercauses long term chronic effects from the exposure to toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in ingested oil. Survival rates for rehabilitated oiled birds are very low despite investment of significant resources. PAHs disturb thyroid homeostasis which plays a vital role in the control of energy metabolism. In this study, plasma PAH and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were quantified as biomarkers of exposure and endocrine disruption in oiled guillemots (Uria aalge). Mean plasma PAH and TSH concentrations, were 98.1 ± 8.3 ng/ml and 0.13 ± 0.02 ng/ml and these parameters were found to be negatively correlated (p < 0.01) indicative of PAH-associated thyroid hormone suppression in more heavily oiled birds. Body condition and weight were also lower in birds that died compared with birds that were released. The data also show the value of measuring plasma TSH and PAH to monitor metabolic status and progress of decontamination of oiled birds in a rehabilitation setting. The Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Article in Journal/Newspaper Uria aalge uria Brunel University London: Brunel University Research Archive (BURA) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 37 16549 16555 |
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© 2016 The Authors. Accidental spillage of oil in to the sea from shipping transport and drilling rigs results in spills that cause significant unsustainable mortality of wildlife and destroys marine ecosystem services. External oiling of seabirds causes large scale mortality within days following a spill, while survivors suffercauses long term chronic effects from the exposure to toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in ingested oil. Survival rates for rehabilitated oiled birds are very low despite investment of significant resources. PAHs disturb thyroid homeostasis which plays a vital role in the control of energy metabolism. In this study, plasma PAH and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were quantified as biomarkers of exposure and endocrine disruption in oiled guillemots (Uria aalge). Mean plasma PAH and TSH concentrations, were 98.1 ± 8.3 ng/ml and 0.13 ± 0.02 ng/ml and these parameters were found to be negatively correlated (p < 0.01) indicative of PAH-associated thyroid hormone suppression in more heavily oiled birds. Body condition and weight were also lower in birds that died compared with birds that were released. The data also show the value of measuring plasma TSH and PAH to monitor metabolic status and progress of decontamination of oiled birds in a rehabilitation setting. The Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
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