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

• Main Authors: ALFARO GARCIA, Laura Andrea, DESCAMPS, Sébastien, 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: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: biomagnification; PFAS; Pygoscelis adeliae; seabirds; Thalassoica antarctica; Sciences de l'environnement; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Dumont d’Urville; Svarthamaren; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Petrel; Antarctica; Catharacta maccormicki; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/170198; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12278/170198; 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...