Interspecific differences in concentrations and congener profiles of chlorinated and brominated organic pollutants in three insectivorous bird species

• Published in: Environment International
• Main Authors: Dauwe, Tom, van den Steen, Evi, Jaspers, Veerle, Maes, Koen, Covaci, Adrian, Eens, Marcel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Biology; Parus; Vanellus vanellus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/724980151162165141

Abstract: We investigated the accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in eggs of three insectivorous bird species, the great tit (Parus major), the Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) and the Mediterranean gull (L...