Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements
International audience Global distillation is classically pointed as the biggest responsible for contaminant inputs in Polar ecosystems. Mercury (Hg) and other trace elements (TEs) also present natural sources, whereas the biologically mediated input is typically ignored. However, bioaccumulation an...
Published in: | Chemosphere |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
HAL CCSD
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986/document https://hal.science/hal-02014986/file/Cipro%20et%20al%202018%20Chemosphere.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 |
id |
ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-02014986v1 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivrochelle:oai:HAL:hal-02014986v1 2024-05-12T07:56:24+00:00 Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements Cipro, C.V.Z., V Z Bustamante, P. Petry, M.V., V Montone, R.C., C LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratório de Química Orgânica Marinha Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo (USP) Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes Littoraux Anthropisés (CRELA) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratório de Ornitologia e Animais Marinhos Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) 2018-08 https://hal.science/hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986/document https://hal.science/hal-02014986/file/Cipro%20et%20al%202018%20Chemosphere.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986/document https://hal.science/hal-02014986/file/Cipro%20et%20al%202018%20Chemosphere.pdf doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0045-6535 EISSN: 1879-1298 Chemosphere https://hal.science/hal-02014986 Chemosphere, 2018, 204, pp.535-547. ⟨10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048⟩ Antarctica heavy metals stable isotopes secondary sources trace elements inorganic contaminants [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftunivrochelle https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 2024-04-17T15:19:17Z International audience Global distillation is classically pointed as the biggest responsible for contaminant inputs in Polar ecosystems. Mercury (Hg) and other trace elements (TEs) also present natural sources, whereas the biologically mediated input is typically ignored. However, bioaccumulation and biomagnification combined with the fact that seabirds gather in large numbers into large colonies and excrete on land might represent an important local TEs input. A previous work suggested these colonies as sources of not only nutrients, but also organic contaminants. To evaluate a similar hypothesis for TEs, samples of lichen (n = 55), mosses (n = 58) and soil (n = 37) were collected in 13 locations within the South Shetlands Archipelago during the austral summers of 2013-14 and 2014-15. They were divided in: "colony" (within the colony itself for soil and bordering it for vegetation) and "control" (at least 50m away from colony interference), analysed for TEs (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V, and Zn) and stable isotopes (C and N). In most cases, soil seems the best matrix to assess colonies as TEs sources, as it presented more differences between control/colony sites than vegetation. Colonies are clearly local sources of organic matter, Cd, Hg and likely of As, Se and Zn. Conversely, Co, Cr, Ni and Pb come presumably from other sources, natural or anthropogenic. In general, isotopes were more useful for interpreting vegetation data due to fractionation of absorbed animal-derived organic matter. Other local Hg sources could be inferred from high levels in control sites, location and wind patterns. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica HAL - Université de La Rochelle Antarctic Austral Chemosphere 204 535 547 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
HAL - Université de La Rochelle |
op_collection_id |
ftunivrochelle |
language |
English |
topic |
Antarctica heavy metals stable isotopes secondary sources trace elements inorganic contaminants [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology |
spellingShingle |
Antarctica heavy metals stable isotopes secondary sources trace elements inorganic contaminants [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology Cipro, C.V.Z., V Z Bustamante, P. Petry, M.V., V Montone, R.C., C Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements |
topic_facet |
Antarctica heavy metals stable isotopes secondary sources trace elements inorganic contaminants [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology |
description |
International audience Global distillation is classically pointed as the biggest responsible for contaminant inputs in Polar ecosystems. Mercury (Hg) and other trace elements (TEs) also present natural sources, whereas the biologically mediated input is typically ignored. However, bioaccumulation and biomagnification combined with the fact that seabirds gather in large numbers into large colonies and excrete on land might represent an important local TEs input. A previous work suggested these colonies as sources of not only nutrients, but also organic contaminants. To evaluate a similar hypothesis for TEs, samples of lichen (n = 55), mosses (n = 58) and soil (n = 37) were collected in 13 locations within the South Shetlands Archipelago during the austral summers of 2013-14 and 2014-15. They were divided in: "colony" (within the colony itself for soil and bordering it for vegetation) and "control" (at least 50m away from colony interference), analysed for TEs (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V, and Zn) and stable isotopes (C and N). In most cases, soil seems the best matrix to assess colonies as TEs sources, as it presented more differences between control/colony sites than vegetation. Colonies are clearly local sources of organic matter, Cd, Hg and likely of As, Se and Zn. Conversely, Co, Cr, Ni and Pb come presumably from other sources, natural or anthropogenic. In general, isotopes were more useful for interpreting vegetation data due to fractionation of absorbed animal-derived organic matter. Other local Hg sources could be inferred from high levels in control sites, location and wind patterns. |
author2 |
LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratório de Química Orgânica Marinha Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo (USP) Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes Littoraux Anthropisés (CRELA) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratório de Ornitologia e Animais Marinhos Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Cipro, C.V.Z., V Z Bustamante, P. Petry, M.V., V Montone, R.C., C |
author_facet |
Cipro, C.V.Z., V Z Bustamante, P. Petry, M.V., V Montone, R.C., C |
author_sort |
Cipro, C.V.Z., V Z |
title |
Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements |
title_short |
Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements |
title_full |
Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements |
title_fullStr |
Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements |
title_full_unstemmed |
Seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in Antarctic ecosystems: Part 1 - Trace elements |
title_sort |
seabird colonies as relevant sources of pollutants in antarctic ecosystems: part 1 - trace elements |
publisher |
HAL CCSD |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
https://hal.science/hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986/document https://hal.science/hal-02014986/file/Cipro%20et%20al%202018%20Chemosphere.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 |
geographic |
Antarctic Austral |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic Austral |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica |
op_source |
ISSN: 0045-6535 EISSN: 1879-1298 Chemosphere https://hal.science/hal-02014986 Chemosphere, 2018, 204, pp.535-547. ⟨10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048⟩ |
op_relation |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986 https://hal.science/hal-02014986/document https://hal.science/hal-02014986/file/Cipro%20et%20al%202018%20Chemosphere.pdf doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.048 |
container_title |
Chemosphere |
container_volume |
204 |
container_start_page |
535 |
op_container_end_page |
547 |
_version_ |
1798836469257732096 |