Persistent Organic Pollutants in two species of migratory birds from Rothera Point, Adelaide Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Krasnobaev, A., ten Dam, G., van Leeuwen, S.P.J., Peck, L.S., van den Brink, N.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; Birds; OCPs; PBDEs; PCBs; POPs; Adelaide Island; Austral; Rothera; Rothera Point; Rothera Research Station; Antarc*; Catharacta maccormicki; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/persistent-organic-pollutants-in-two-species-of-migratory-birds-f; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.008

Carcasses of South Polar Skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) and Kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) were opportunistically collected around of Rothera Research station (67°35′8″S and 68°7′59″W) during the 2016/2017 austral summer. Samples of their tissues (muscle, liver and subcutaneous fat) were analysed fo...