Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area
The presence of metals in the Antarctic environment is a natural phenomenon caused by geochemical characteristics of the region, however some anthropogenic activities can increase these natural levels. Antarctic penguins present several characteristics to become useful sentinels of pollution in Anta...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/1720 2023-10-09T21:46:20+02:00 Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area Jerez, Silvia Motas, Miguel Benzal, Jesus Diaz, Julia Inés Vidal, Virginia D'Amico, Veronica Barbosa, Andres application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/1720 eng eng Springer Heidelberg info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s11356-012-1235-z info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11356 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/1720 Jerez, Silvia; Motas, Miguel; Benzal, Jesus; Diaz, Julia Inés; Vidal, Virginia; et al.; Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area; Springer Heidelberg; Environmental Science And Pollution Research; 20; 1; 4-2013; 3300-3311 0944-1344 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ Heavy Metals Trace Elements Pollution Antarctic Penguins Antarctic Peninsula https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1235-z 2023-09-24T19:26:31Z The presence of metals in the Antarctic environment is a natural phenomenon caused by geochemical characteristics of the region, however some anthropogenic activities can increase these natural levels. Antarctic penguins present several characteristics to become useful sentinels of pollution in Antarctica and can give away phenomena of accumulation and magnification of toxic metals. Concentrations of Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd and Pb were determinated by ICP-MS in liver, kidney, muscle, bone, feather and stomach contents of gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguin (12 adults, 5 juveniles) collected opportunistically in the Antarctic Peninsula area. The obtained results showed that bioaccumulation and biomagnification phenomena of several metals are ocurring, so that Cd and Se reached leves potentially toxic in some penguin specimens. The presence of human activities in Antarctica seems to be increasing the presence of toxic metals such as Mn, Cr, Ni or Pb in penguins. Fil: Jerez, Silvia. Universidad de Murcia; España; Fil: Motas, Miguel. Universidad de Murcia; España; Fil: Benzal, Jesus. CSIC. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas; España; Fil: Diaz, Julia Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro CientíficoTecnológico - CONICET - la Plata. Centro de Est.parasitol.y de Vectores (i); Argentina; Fil: Vidal, Virginia. Universidad de Murcia; España; Fil: D'Amico, Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagonico; Argentina; Fil: Barbosa, Andres. CSIC. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas; España; Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Argentina Diaz ENVELOPE(-60.667,-60.667,-63.783,-63.783) Silvia ENVELOPE(-57.900,-57.900,-63.300,-63.300) Vidal ENVELOPE(-62.450,-62.450,-64.867,-64.867) Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20 5 3300 3311 |
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The presence of metals in the Antarctic environment is a natural phenomenon caused by geochemical characteristics of the region, however some anthropogenic activities can increase these natural levels. Antarctic penguins present several characteristics to become useful sentinels of pollution in Antarctica and can give away phenomena of accumulation and magnification of toxic metals. Concentrations of Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd and Pb were determinated by ICP-MS in liver, kidney, muscle, bone, feather and stomach contents of gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguin (12 adults, 5 juveniles) collected opportunistically in the Antarctic Peninsula area. The obtained results showed that bioaccumulation and biomagnification phenomena of several metals are ocurring, so that Cd and Se reached leves potentially toxic in some penguin specimens. The presence of human activities in Antarctica seems to be increasing the presence of toxic metals such as Mn, Cr, Ni or Pb in penguins. Fil: Jerez, Silvia. Universidad de Murcia; España; Fil: Motas, Miguel. Universidad de Murcia; España; Fil: Benzal, Jesus. CSIC. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas; España; Fil: Diaz, Julia Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro CientíficoTecnológico - CONICET - la Plata. Centro de Est.parasitol.y de Vectores (i); Argentina; Fil: Vidal, Virginia. Universidad de Murcia; España; Fil: D'Amico, Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagonico; Argentina; Fil: Barbosa, Andres. CSIC. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas; España; |
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Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area |
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Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area |
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Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area |
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Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area |
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Distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the Antarctic Peninsula area |
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distribution of metals and trace elements in adult and juvenile penguins from the antarctic peninsula area |
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