Bioaccumulation of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Antarctic Breeding South Polar Skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) and Their Prey

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Alfaro Garcia, Laura Andrea, Descamps, Sébastien, Herzke, Dorte, Chastel, Olivier, Carravieri, Alice, Cherel, Yves, Labadie, Pierre, Budzinski, Hélène, Munoz, Gabriel, Bustamante, Paco, Polder, Anuschka, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Borgå, Katrine
• Other Authors: Department of Biosciences Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Oslo, University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), Centre FRAM, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 5805 Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.), Department of Paraclinical Sciences Norway, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2022
• Subjects: biomagnification; PFAS; seabirds; Thalassoica antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Dumont d’Urville; Svarthamaren; Antarc*; Antarctic Petrel; Antarctica; Catharacta maccormicki; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-03650616; https://hal.science/hal-03650616/document; https://hal.science/hal-03650616/file/fmars-09-819525.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.819525

International audience Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are found in Antarctic wildlife, with high levels in the avian top predator south polar skua ( Catharacta maccormicki ). As increasing PFAS concentrations were found in the south polar skua during the breeding season in Antarctica, we...