Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) constitute a diverse group of chemical compounds which can alter endocrine function in exposed animals. Whilst most studies have focussed on exposure of wildlife to EDCs via aquatic routes, there is the potential for transfer into the terrestrial food chain thro...
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ftunivstirling:oai:dspace.stir.ac.uk:1893/2458 2023-05-15T17:59:55+02:00 Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works Park, Kirsty Muller, Carsten T Markman, Shai Swinscow-Hall, Olivia Pascoe, David Buchanan, Katherine L Biological and Environmental Sciences Cardiff University University of Haifa orcid:0000-0001-6080-7197 2009-12 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2458 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/2458/1/park2009.pdf en eng Elsevier Park K, Muller CT, Markman S, Swinscow-Hall O, Pascoe D & Buchanan KL (2009) Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works. Chemosphere, 77 (11), pp. 1459-1464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063 http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2458 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063 19880157 WOS:000272598700001 2-s2.0-71749114837 832401 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/2458/1/park2009.pdf The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository. Please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author; you can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved 2080-01-01 [park2009.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work. Bat Bioaccumulation Diptera Pipistrellus pipistrellus 17α-ethinylestradiol Journal Article VoR - Version of Record 2009 ftunivstirling https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063 2022-06-13T18:43:21Z Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) constitute a diverse group of chemical compounds which can alter endocrine function in exposed animals. Whilst most studies have focussed on exposure of wildlife to EDCs via aquatic routes, there is the potential for transfer into the terrestrial food chain through consumption of contaminated prey items developing in sewage sludge and waste water at sewage treatment works. In this study, we determine levels of EDCs in aerial insects whose larval stages develop on percolating filter beds at sewage treatment works. We compare absolute concentrations of known EDCs with those collected from aquatic environments not exposed to sewage effluent outflow. Our findings document for the first time that aerial invertebrates developing on sewage filter beds take up a range of chemicals thought to be incorporated from the sewage effluent, which act as endocrine disruptors. For two synthetic chemicals (17a-ethinylestradiol and butylated hydroxy aniline), concentrations were significantly higher in insects captured around percolating filter beds than sites over 2 km from the nearest sewage works. A number of species of insectivorous bats and birds, some of which are declining or threatened, use sewage works as principle foraging sites. We calculate approximate exposure levels for a species of bat known to forage within sewage works and suggest that further research is warranted to assess the ecological implications of consuming contaminated invertebrate prey. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pipistrellus pipistrellus University of Stirling: Stirling Digital Research Repository Chemosphere 77 11 1459 1464 |
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Bat Bioaccumulation Diptera Pipistrellus pipistrellus 17α-ethinylestradiol Park, Kirsty Muller, Carsten T Markman, Shai Swinscow-Hall, Olivia Pascoe, David Buchanan, Katherine L Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) constitute a diverse group of chemical compounds which can alter endocrine function in exposed animals. Whilst most studies have focussed on exposure of wildlife to EDCs via aquatic routes, there is the potential for transfer into the terrestrial food chain through consumption of contaminated prey items developing in sewage sludge and waste water at sewage treatment works. In this study, we determine levels of EDCs in aerial insects whose larval stages develop on percolating filter beds at sewage treatment works. We compare absolute concentrations of known EDCs with those collected from aquatic environments not exposed to sewage effluent outflow. Our findings document for the first time that aerial invertebrates developing on sewage filter beds take up a range of chemicals thought to be incorporated from the sewage effluent, which act as endocrine disruptors. For two synthetic chemicals (17a-ethinylestradiol and butylated hydroxy aniline), concentrations were significantly higher in insects captured around percolating filter beds than sites over 2 km from the nearest sewage works. A number of species of insectivorous bats and birds, some of which are declining or threatened, use sewage works as principle foraging sites. We calculate approximate exposure levels for a species of bat known to forage within sewage works and suggest that further research is warranted to assess the ecological implications of consuming contaminated invertebrate prey. |
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Park, Kirsty Muller, Carsten T Markman, Shai Swinscow-Hall, Olivia Pascoe, David Buchanan, Katherine L |
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Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works |
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Park K, Muller CT, Markman S, Swinscow-Hall O, Pascoe D & Buchanan KL (2009) Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works. Chemosphere, 77 (11), pp. 1459-1464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063 http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2458 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063 19880157 WOS:000272598700001 2-s2.0-71749114837 832401 http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/2458/1/park2009.pdf |
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The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository. Please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author; you can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved 2080-01-01 [park2009.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work. |
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