PCBs in Chinstrap Penguins from Deception Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)

• Published in: Toxics
• Main Authors: Motas, Miguel, Jerez-Rodríguez, Silvia, Veiga-del-Baño, José Manuel, Ramos, Juan José, Oliva, José, Cámara, Miguel Ángel, Andreo-Martínez, Pedro, Corsolini, Simonetta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Antarctica; krill; PCBs; Pygoscelis antarticus; TEQs; Ross Sea; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Deception Island; Antarc*; antartic*; Euphausia superba; Pygoscelis antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11365/1293294; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics13060430; https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/6/430

The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) and krill (Euphausia superba) from Deception Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica) to provide additional data of the PCB presence in Antarctica. To this end...