A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters
Abstract: While globally distributed throughout the world's ecosystems, there is little baseline information on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine environments in Australia and, more broadly, the Southern Hemisphere. To fill this knowledge gap, we collected baseline information on P...
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ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:171928 2023-07-16T03:58:29+02:00 A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters Lewis, Phoebe J. McGrath, Thomas J. Chiaradia, Andre McMahon, Clive R. Emmerson, Louise Allinson, Graeme Shimeta, Jeff 2020 https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1719280151162165141 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2020.111488 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isi/000568700500011 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess 0025-326X Marine pollution bulletin Chemistry Biology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftunivantwerpen https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2020.111488 2023-06-26T22:31:37Z Abstract: While globally distributed throughout the world's ecosystems, there is little baseline information on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine environments in Australia and, more broadly, the Southern Hemisphere. To fill this knowledge gap, we collected baseline information on POPs in migratory short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) from Fisher Island, Tasmania, and resident little penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Phillip Island, Victoria. Levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) were determined from blood samples, with total contamination ranging 7.6-47.7 ng/g ww for short-tailed shearwaters and 0.12-46.9 ng/g ww for little penguins. In both species contamination followed the same pattern where PCBs > OCPs > BFRs. BFR levels included the presence of the novel flame retardant hexabromobenzene (HBB). These novel results of POPs in seabirds in southeast Australia provide important information on the local (penguins) and global (shearwaters) distribution of POPs in the marine environment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fisher Island IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen Marine Pollution Bulletin 159 111488 |
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Abstract: While globally distributed throughout the world's ecosystems, there is little baseline information on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine environments in Australia and, more broadly, the Southern Hemisphere. To fill this knowledge gap, we collected baseline information on POPs in migratory short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) from Fisher Island, Tasmania, and resident little penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Phillip Island, Victoria. Levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) were determined from blood samples, with total contamination ranging 7.6-47.7 ng/g ww for short-tailed shearwaters and 0.12-46.9 ng/g ww for little penguins. In both species contamination followed the same pattern where PCBs > OCPs > BFRs. BFR levels included the presence of the novel flame retardant hexabromobenzene (HBB). These novel results of POPs in seabirds in southeast Australia provide important information on the local (penguins) and global (shearwaters) distribution of POPs in the marine environment. |
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Lewis, Phoebe J. McGrath, Thomas J. Chiaradia, Andre McMahon, Clive R. Emmerson, Louise Allinson, Graeme Shimeta, Jeff |
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Lewis, Phoebe J. McGrath, Thomas J. Chiaradia, Andre McMahon, Clive R. Emmerson, Louise Allinson, Graeme Shimeta, Jeff |
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A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters |
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A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters |
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A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters |
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A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters |
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A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters |
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baseline for pops contamination in australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters |
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