Fluctuating concentrations of organochlorine pollutants during a breeding season in two antarctic seabirds: Adelie Penguin and Southern Fulmar

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: van den Brink, N.W., van Franeker, J.A., de Ruiter-Dijkman, E.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Antarctica; Breeding cycle; Organochlorines; Physiological condition; Seabirds; Antarctic; Fulmar; Hop Island; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/fluctuating-concentrations-of-organochlorine-pollutants-during-a-; https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620170426

During the reproductive cycle significant fluctuations of concentrations of organochlorine pollutants were detected in blood and uropygial oil from Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) and southern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialoides) from Hop Island, Antarctica. In the Adelie penguin, concentrations of...