Flame Retardant Metabolites in Addled Bald Eagle Eggs from the Great Lakes Region
| Autor: | William W. Bowerman, Kevin Romanak, Kendall L. Simon, Jiehong Guo, Marta Venier, William A. Stubbings |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Eagle
military 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology biology Chemistry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis military.commander Biota 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Pollution Environmental chemistry biology.animal Environmental Chemistry Bald eagle Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology Fire retardant |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 5:354-359 |
| ISSN: | 2328-8930 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00163 |
| Popis: | Organophosphate esters (OPEs) and other alternative flame retardants including 2-ethylhexyl-2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate (EHTBB) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (BEHTBP) are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes region, having been detected in air, water, and biota samples. In a recent study, however, we showed that concentrations of six OPEs in eagle eggs were generally low (geometric mean 24 ng/g ww), and the two main Firemaster (FM) components, EHTBB and BEHTBP, were below limits of detection. We therefore hypothesized that the low levels of these compounds in bald eagles may be due to a potential rapid metabolic transformation. We measured metabolites of triaryl and trialkyl phosphates and brominated Firemaster (FM) flame retardants in 21 addled bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) eggs from 2000 to 2012 from the Michigan Bald Eagle Biosentinel Program archive. Sampling sites were divided into two groups: inland (IN) and Great Lakes (GL) based on breeding areas. Results suggest that the most abundant... |
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