Age-related accumulation of persistent organic chemicals in captive king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Persistent organic chemicals are non-biodegradable in nature and have a tendency to bioaccumulate in the top organisms of the food chain. We measured persistent organic chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), and benzotriazole-based ultraviolet...

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Published in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
Main Authors: TERAJIMA, Taiki, SHIBAHARA, Anzu, NAKANO, Yoshiaki, KOBAYASHI, Shohei, GODWIN, John R, NAGAOKA, Kentaro, WATANABE, Gen, TAKADA, Hideshige, MIZUKAWA, Kaoruko
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2022
Subjects:
Wildlife Science
King Penguins
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9705817/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36198610
https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0245
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Summary:Persistent organic chemicals are non-biodegradable in nature and have a tendency to bioaccumulate in the top organisms of the food chain. We measured persistent organic chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), and benzotriazole-based ultraviolet stabilizers (UV-BTs), in the serum of captive king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector and mass spectrometry to examine their age-related accumulation. PCBs, DDE, UV-PS, and UV-9 were detected in the blood of captive king penguins, and the concentrations of total PCBs, DDE, and UV-9 were positively correlated with age. These results suggest that there is a similar age-related accumulation of persistent organic chemicals in marine birds in the wild, and that older individuals are at a higher risk of contamination.

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