Variation in concentrations of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants among eggs in abandoned clutches of a terrestrial raptor
| Autor: | Jan Ove Bustnes, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Georg Bangjord |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Environmental Engineering Wet weight Norway Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Eggs Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine General Chemistry Biology Strigiformes Pollution Bird egg Hydrocarbons Brominated Strix aluco Environmental chemistry biology.animal embryonic structures Hydrocarbons Chlorinated Environmental Chemistry Animals Environmental Pollutants reproductive and urinary physiology Environmental Monitoring Flame Retardants |
| Zdroj: | Chemosphere. 118 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1298 |
| Popis: | Bird eggs are often used to measure various pollutants in monitoring programs. In protected species, however, it might only be possible to collect eggs abandoned by the parent birds. In order to assess the appropriateness of abandoned eggs for contaminant monitoring we examined intra-clutch variation in concentrations of 24 halogenated organic pollutants (16 organochlorines [OCs] and 8 brominated flame retardants) in six abandoned tawny owl (Strix aluco) clutches from central Norway. The variation among eggs within a clutch was low for nearly all compounds (intra-class correlation >0.9 both for lipid- and wet weight). This study suggests that abandoned eggs provide a relatively reliable measurement of lipophilic pollutants in clutches of terrestrial raptors such as the tawny owl. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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