Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea
Beached seabirds, mainly common guillemots Uria aalge, were collected on the Belgian coast during winter from 1990 to 1995. Concentrations of total and organic mercury, and of organochlorines (PCBs and pesticides) were determined in muscle, liver and kidney. They were high compared to summer data (u...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:6846 2023-05-15T18:41:30+02:00 Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea Joiris, C.R. Tapia, G. Holsbeek, L. 1997 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=6846 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000072153500017 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/oi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00085-4 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=6846 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess %3Ci%3EMar.+Pollut.+Bull.+34%2812%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+1049-1057.+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2FS0025-326X%2897%2900085-4%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2FS0025-326X%2897%2900085-4%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1997 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00085-4 2022-05-01T08:17:44Z Beached seabirds, mainly common guillemots Uria aalge, were collected on the Belgian coast during winter from 1990 to 1995. Concentrations of total and organic mercury, and of organochlorines (PCBs and pesticides) were determined in muscle, liver and kidney. They were high compared to summer data (up to one order of magnitude), and increased during winter. This increase is not due to changes of total body weight nor polar lipid content, and thus reflects an actual increase of the seabirds' contamination while wintering in the southern North Sea. The observed annual cycle can be understood by assuming differences in prey contamination: higher during winter in the southern North Sea ecosystem than during summer in the Atlantic water ecosystem. Article in Journal/Newspaper Uria aalge uria Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Marine Pollution Bulletin 34 12 1049 1057 |
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Beached seabirds, mainly common guillemots Uria aalge, were collected on the Belgian coast during winter from 1990 to 1995. Concentrations of total and organic mercury, and of organochlorines (PCBs and pesticides) were determined in muscle, liver and kidney. They were high compared to summer data (up to one order of magnitude), and increased during winter. This increase is not due to changes of total body weight nor polar lipid content, and thus reflects an actual increase of the seabirds' contamination while wintering in the southern North Sea. The observed annual cycle can be understood by assuming differences in prey contamination: higher during winter in the southern North Sea ecosystem than during summer in the Atlantic water ecosystem. |
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Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea |
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Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea |
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Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea |
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Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea |
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Increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots Uria aalge during winter in the southern North Sea |
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increase of organochlorines and mercury levels in common guillemots uria aalge during winter in the southern north sea |
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