Plasma concentrations of organohalogenated contaminants in whitetailed eagle nestlings:The role of age and diet

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Løseth, Mari Engvig, Briels, Nathalie, Eulaers, Igor, Nygård, Torgeir, Malarvannan, Govindan, Poma, Giulia, Covaci, Adrian, Herzke, Dorte, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Lepoint, Gilles, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Jaspers, Veerle L B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; HALIAEETUS-ALBICILLA NESTLINGS; ORGANOCHLORINE CONTAMINANTS; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PREDATORY BIRD NESTLINGS; STABLE-ISOTOPES; TEMPORAL TRENDS; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants/blood; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/blood; Animals; Diet; Lubricants/blood; Norway; Eagles/blood; Pesticides/blood; Polychlorinated Biphenyls/blood; Flame Retardants/analysis; Haliaeetus albicilla; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/add3283e-476c-4754-9e54-79856728fb8d; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.028; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058821928&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Concentrations of organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) can show significant temporal and spatial variation in the environment and wildlife. Most of the variation is due to changes in use and production, but environmental and biological factors may also contribute to the variation. Nestlings of top...