Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada.
The objectives of this research were to assess ingested plastics and accumulated heavy metals in four urban gull species. Additionally, the relationships between ingested plastics and selected demographic and health metrics were assessed. Between 2020-2021 during the non-breeding seasons, 105 gulls...
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ftpubmed:39013322 2024-09-15T18:08:04+00:00 Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. Schutten, Kerry Morrill, André Chandrashekar, Akshaya Stevens, Brian Parmley, E Jane Cunningham, Joshua T Robertson, Gregory J Mallory, Mark L Jardine, Claire Provencher, Jennifer F 2024 Jul 14 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135107 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39013322 eng eng Elsevier Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135107 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39013322 Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. J Hazard Mater ISSN:1873-3336 Volume:476 Anthropogenic debris Glaucous gull Great black-backed gull Herring gull Iceland gull Trace elements Journal Article 2024 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135107 2024-07-17T16:02:00Z The objectives of this research were to assess ingested plastics and accumulated heavy metals in four urban gull species. Additionally, the relationships between ingested plastics and selected demographic and health metrics were assessed. Between 2020-2021 during the non-breeding seasons, 105 gulls (46 American herring gulls (HERG, Larus argentatus smithsonianus), 39 great black-backed gulls (GBBG, Larus marinus), 16 Iceland gulls (Larus glaucoides), 4 glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus)) were killed at a landfill in coastal Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as part of separate, permitted kill-to-scare operations related to aircraft safety. Birds were necropsied, the upper gastrointestinal tract contents were processed using standard techniques, and livers were analyzed for accumulated As, Cd, Hg, and Pb. The relationships between ingested plastics, demographics, and health metrics were assessed in HERG and GBBG. Across all four species, 85 % of birds had ingested at least one piece of anthropogenic debris, with 79 % ingesting at least one piece of plastic. We detected interspecific differences in plastic ingestion and hepatic trace metals, with increased ingested plastics detected in GBBG compared with HERG. For GBBG, levels of ingested plastic were relatively greater for birds with higher scaled mass index, while HERG with more ingested plastic had higher liver lead concentrations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Glaucous Gull Iceland Larus hyperboreus Newfoundland PubMed Central (PMC) Journal of Hazardous Materials 476 135107 |
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Anthropogenic debris Glaucous gull Great black-backed gull Herring gull Iceland gull Trace elements Schutten, Kerry Morrill, André Chandrashekar, Akshaya Stevens, Brian Parmley, E Jane Cunningham, Joshua T Robertson, Gregory J Mallory, Mark L Jardine, Claire Provencher, Jennifer F Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. |
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The objectives of this research were to assess ingested plastics and accumulated heavy metals in four urban gull species. Additionally, the relationships between ingested plastics and selected demographic and health metrics were assessed. Between 2020-2021 during the non-breeding seasons, 105 gulls (46 American herring gulls (HERG, Larus argentatus smithsonianus), 39 great black-backed gulls (GBBG, Larus marinus), 16 Iceland gulls (Larus glaucoides), 4 glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus)) were killed at a landfill in coastal Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as part of separate, permitted kill-to-scare operations related to aircraft safety. Birds were necropsied, the upper gastrointestinal tract contents were processed using standard techniques, and livers were analyzed for accumulated As, Cd, Hg, and Pb. The relationships between ingested plastics, demographics, and health metrics were assessed in HERG and GBBG. Across all four species, 85 % of birds had ingested at least one piece of anthropogenic debris, with 79 % ingesting at least one piece of plastic. We detected interspecific differences in plastic ingestion and hepatic trace metals, with increased ingested plastics detected in GBBG compared with HERG. For GBBG, levels of ingested plastic were relatively greater for birds with higher scaled mass index, while HERG with more ingested plastic had higher liver lead concentrations. |
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Schutten, Kerry Morrill, André Chandrashekar, Akshaya Stevens, Brian Parmley, E Jane Cunningham, Joshua T Robertson, Gregory J Mallory, Mark L Jardine, Claire Provencher, Jennifer F |
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Schutten, Kerry Morrill, André Chandrashekar, Akshaya Stevens, Brian Parmley, E Jane Cunningham, Joshua T Robertson, Gregory J Mallory, Mark L Jardine, Claire Provencher, Jennifer F |
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Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. |
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Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. |
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Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. |
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Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. |
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Plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four Larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern Canada. |
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plastic ingestion, accumulated heavy metals, and health metrics of four larus gull species feeding at a coastal landfill in eastern canada. |
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Glaucous Gull Iceland Larus hyperboreus Newfoundland |
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Glaucous Gull Iceland Larus hyperboreus Newfoundland |
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