Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemical compounds of environmental concern due to their toxic, persistent nature and their ability to bio-accumulate in biological tissue. Seabirds, for often being at the top of the food web, have been used as monitors of environmental pollutants. Adverse e...
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ftnuigalway:oai:aran.library.nuigalway.ie/:10379/10088 2023-06-11T04:11:00+02:00 Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland Acampora, Heidi White, Philip Lyashevska, Olga O’Connor, Ian 2017-04-05 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10088 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8931-7 unknown Springer Nature Environmental Science and Pollution Research Acampora, Heidi; White, Philip; Lyashevska, Olga; O’Connor, Ian (2017). Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 (14), 13025-13035 0944-1344,1614-7499 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10088 doi:10.1007/s11356-017-8931-7 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ commontern sternahirundo persistent organic pollutants pcb pah ocp bfr polycyclic aromatic-hydrocarbons nondestructive biomonitoring tool polychlorinated-biphenyls great-lakes reproductive success british-columbia bird feathers preen oil marine seabirds Article 2017 ftnuigalway https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8931-7 2023-05-28T18:04:56Z Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemical compounds of environmental concern due to their toxic, persistent nature and their ability to bio-accumulate in biological tissue. Seabirds, for often being at the top of the food web, have been used as monitors of environmental pollutants. Adverse effects caused by POPs have been reported in common terns (Sterna hirundo) since the 1970s. Egg shell thinning, embryo and hatchling deformities have been reported for this species. Environmental legislation, such as the Oslo-Paris Convention (OSPAR), has agreed on the monitoring of concentration of POPs in common terns. This study set out to investigate contemporary concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in common terns breeding in Ireland, along with congener profiles. Investigation was conducted in live (n = 15) and dead birds (n = 20) to test for the efficiency of different methodologies using preen oil and feathers versus liver and preen gland. Mean concentrations of POPs followed the order: PCB (36.48 ng/g ww feather) > PAH (30.01 ng/g ww feather) > OCP (13.36 ng/g ww feather) > BFR (1.98 ng/g ww feather) in live birds; and PAH (46.65 ng/g ww preen gland) > PCB (44.11 ng/g ww preen gland) > OCP (15.15 ng/g ww liver) > BFR (5.07 ng/g ww liver) in dead birds. Comparison of contaminant results with toxicity pre-established levels concluded that this population of common terns in Ireland is not at risk of anomalies caused by POPs. However, some levels are higher in comparison to the ones established by OSPAR's EcoQO and must be monitored periodically. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common tern Sterna hirundo National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway: ARAN Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 14 13025 13035 |
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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemical compounds of environmental concern due to their toxic, persistent nature and their ability to bio-accumulate in biological tissue. Seabirds, for often being at the top of the food web, have been used as monitors of environmental pollutants. Adverse effects caused by POPs have been reported in common terns (Sterna hirundo) since the 1970s. Egg shell thinning, embryo and hatchling deformities have been reported for this species. Environmental legislation, such as the Oslo-Paris Convention (OSPAR), has agreed on the monitoring of concentration of POPs in common terns. This study set out to investigate contemporary concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in common terns breeding in Ireland, along with congener profiles. Investigation was conducted in live (n = 15) and dead birds (n = 20) to test for the efficiency of different methodologies using preen oil and feathers versus liver and preen gland. Mean concentrations of POPs followed the order: PCB (36.48 ng/g ww feather) > PAH (30.01 ng/g ww feather) > OCP (13.36 ng/g ww feather) > BFR (1.98 ng/g ww feather) in live birds; and PAH (46.65 ng/g ww preen gland) > PCB (44.11 ng/g ww preen gland) > OCP (15.15 ng/g ww liver) > BFR (5.07 ng/g ww liver) in dead birds. Comparison of contaminant results with toxicity pre-established levels concluded that this population of common terns in Ireland is not at risk of anomalies caused by POPs. However, some levels are higher in comparison to the ones established by OSPAR's EcoQO and must be monitored periodically. |
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Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland |
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Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland |
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Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland |
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Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland |
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Presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland |
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presence of persistent organic pollutants in a breeding common tern (sterna hirundo) population in ireland |
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