Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry
PCB signatures can be used for source identification, exposure studies, age dating and bio-monitoring. This study uses comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-ToFMS) to produce a PCB signature comprised of over 80 PCBs for individual Leach's...
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ftustrathclyde:oai:strathprints.strath.ac.uk:49315 2024-04-28T08:30:56+00:00 Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry Megson, David Brown, Thomas A. Johnson, Glenn W. O'Sullivan, Gwen Bicknell, Anthony W. J. Votier, Stephen C. Lohan, Maeve C. Comber, Sean Kalin, Robert Worsfold, Paul J. 2014-11-30 https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/49315/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.061 unknown Megson, David and Brown, Thomas A. and Johnson, Glenn W. and O'Sullivan, Gwen and Bicknell, Anthony W. J. and Votier, Stephen C. and Lohan, Maeve C. and Comber, Sean and Kalin, Robert <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/601149.html> and Worsfold, Paul J. (2014 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2014.html>) Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Chemosphere <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/publications/Chemosphere.html>, 114. pp. 195-202. ISSN 0045-6535 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Bioengineering Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftustrathclyde https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.04.061 2024-04-10T01:01:53Z PCB signatures can be used for source identification, exposure studies, age dating and bio-monitoring. This study uses comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-ToFMS) to produce a PCB signature comprised of over 80 PCBs for individual Leach's storm petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa). The Leach's storm petrel is a relatively small, elusive, understudied pelagic bird, which only returns to remote islands under darkness during the breeding season. Samples were obtained from 25 Leach's storm petrels found dead in Canada and the UK following storm events in 2006 and 2009. Tissue samples were extracted and analysed by GCxGC-ToFMS and results showed that 83 PCB congeners were present in >60% of samples. An assessment of the PCB signature in four different tissue types showed that it did not vary greatly in samples obtained from the gut, heart, liver and stomach. Multivariate statistical analysis identified a distinctive PCB signature in birds from Canada and Europe which was used to identify the regional provenance and transatlantic movement of individual birds. The findings showcase the ability of GCxGC-ToFMS to provide the high quality congener specific analysis that is necessary for PCB fingerprinting, as well as highlighting the potential of PCB signatures for use in ecological studies of movement, foraging and behaviour. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Oceanodroma leucorhoa University of Strathclyde Glasgow: Strathprints Chemosphere 114 195 202 |
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Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Bioengineering Megson, David Brown, Thomas A. Johnson, Glenn W. O'Sullivan, Gwen Bicknell, Anthony W. J. Votier, Stephen C. Lohan, Maeve C. Comber, Sean Kalin, Robert Worsfold, Paul J. Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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PCB signatures can be used for source identification, exposure studies, age dating and bio-monitoring. This study uses comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-ToFMS) to produce a PCB signature comprised of over 80 PCBs for individual Leach's storm petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa). The Leach's storm petrel is a relatively small, elusive, understudied pelagic bird, which only returns to remote islands under darkness during the breeding season. Samples were obtained from 25 Leach's storm petrels found dead in Canada and the UK following storm events in 2006 and 2009. Tissue samples were extracted and analysed by GCxGC-ToFMS and results showed that 83 PCB congeners were present in >60% of samples. An assessment of the PCB signature in four different tissue types showed that it did not vary greatly in samples obtained from the gut, heart, liver and stomach. Multivariate statistical analysis identified a distinctive PCB signature in birds from Canada and Europe which was used to identify the regional provenance and transatlantic movement of individual birds. The findings showcase the ability of GCxGC-ToFMS to provide the high quality congener specific analysis that is necessary for PCB fingerprinting, as well as highlighting the potential of PCB signatures for use in ecological studies of movement, foraging and behaviour. |
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Megson, David Brown, Thomas A. Johnson, Glenn W. O'Sullivan, Gwen Bicknell, Anthony W. J. Votier, Stephen C. Lohan, Maeve C. Comber, Sean Kalin, Robert Worsfold, Paul J. |
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Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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identifying the provenance of leach's storm petrels in the north atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
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Megson, David and Brown, Thomas A. and Johnson, Glenn W. and O'Sullivan, Gwen and Bicknell, Anthony W. J. and Votier, Stephen C. and Lohan, Maeve C. and Comber, Sean and Kalin, Robert <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/601149.html> and Worsfold, Paul J. (2014 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2014.html>) Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Chemosphere <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/publications/Chemosphere.html>, 114. pp. 195-202. ISSN 0045-6535 |
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