Bioaccumulation of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Antarctic Breeding South Polar Skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) and Their Prey

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Alfaro Garcia, Laura Andrea, Descamps, Sebastien, Herzke, Dorte, Chastel, Olivier, Carravieri, Alice, Cherel, Yves, Labadie, Pierre, Budzinski, Helene, Munoz, Gabriel, Bustamante, Paco, Polder, Anuschka, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Borgå, Katrine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Miljøgifter; Environmental pollution; Antarktis; Antarctica; Sjøfugl; Seabirds; VDP::Økotoksikologi: 489; VDP::Eco-toxicology: 489; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Dumont d’Urville; Svarthamaren; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Petrel; Antarktis*; Catharacta maccormicki; Pygoscelis adeliae; South Polar Skuas; Thalassoica antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3046448; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.819525

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are found in Antarctic wildlife, with high levels in the avian top predator south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki). As increasing PFAS concentrations were found in the south polar skua during the breeding season in Antarctica, we hypothesised that availa...