Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants

Abstract: Levels of several organohalogenated pollutants, such as p,p-DDE, HCB, CHLs and PCBs, were 10 to 100-fold higher in soil samples collected from penguin colonies than in soil from reference areas. This is likely related to local penguin activity, such as a higher abundance of guano and the p...

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Main Authors: Roosens, Laurence, van den Brink, Nico, Riddle, Martin, Blust, Ronny, Neels, Hugo, Covaci, Adrian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Biology
Pharmacology. Therapy
Antarctic
Guano
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10067/867030151162165141
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spelling ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:86703 2023-07-16T03:53:07+02:00 Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants Roosens, Laurence van den Brink, Nico Riddle, Martin Blust, Ronny Neels, Hugo Covaci, Adrian 2007 https://hdl.handle.net/10067/867030151162165141 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Organohalogen compounds 0338-7208 Biology Pharmacology. Therapy info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2007 ftunivantwerpen 2023-06-26T22:14:51Z Abstract: Levels of several organohalogenated pollutants, such as p,p-DDE, HCB, CHLs and PCBs, were 10 to 100-fold higher in soil samples collected from penguin colonies than in soil from reference areas. This is likely related to local penguin activity, such as a higher abundance of guano and the presence of bird carcasse. While background contamination of the Antarctic region is mostly explained by the long-range atmospheric transport, this paper suggests that bird populations contribute also substantially to the local redistribution of contaminants. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen Antarctic Guano ENVELOPE(141.604,141.604,-66.775,-66.775) The Antarctic
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topic Biology
Pharmacology. Therapy
spellingShingle Biology
Pharmacology. Therapy
Roosens, Laurence
van den Brink, Nico
Riddle, Martin
Blust, Ronny
Neels, Hugo
Covaci, Adrian
Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
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Pharmacology. Therapy
description Abstract: Levels of several organohalogenated pollutants, such as p,p-DDE, HCB, CHLs and PCBs, were 10 to 100-fold higher in soil samples collected from penguin colonies than in soil from reference areas. This is likely related to local penguin activity, such as a higher abundance of guano and the presence of bird carcasse. While background contamination of the Antarctic region is mostly explained by the long-range atmospheric transport, this paper suggests that bird populations contribute also substantially to the local redistribution of contaminants.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Roosens, Laurence
van den Brink, Nico
Riddle, Martin
Blust, Ronny
Neels, Hugo
Covaci, Adrian
author_facet Roosens, Laurence
van den Brink, Nico
Riddle, Martin
Blust, Ronny
Neels, Hugo
Covaci, Adrian
author_sort Roosens, Laurence
title Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
title_short Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
title_full Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
title_fullStr Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
title_full_unstemmed Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
title_sort penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic pollutants
publishDate 2007
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The Antarctic
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The Antarctic
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