Persistent pollutants in fresh and abandoned eggs of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in Ireland

被引：3

作者：

Power, Andrew ^{[1
,2
]}

White, Philip ^{[1
]}

McHugh, Brendan ^{[2
]}

Berrow, Simon ^{[1
]}

Schlingermann, Moira ^{[1
]}

McKeown, Aaron ^{[2
]}

Cabot, David ^{[4
]}

Tannian, Marissa ^{[2
]}

Newton, Stephen ^{[3
]}

McGovern, Evin ^{[2
]}

Murphy, Sinead ^{[1
]}

Crowley, Denis ^{[2
]}

O'Hea, Linda ^{[2
]}

Boyle, Brian ^{[2
]}

O'Connor, Ian ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Galway Mayo Inst Technol, Marine & Freshwater Res Ctr, Galway, Co Galway, Ireland

[2] Marine Inst, Oranmore, Co Galway, Ireland

[3] BirdWatch Ireland, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, Ireland

[4] Univ Coll Cork, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Cork, Ireland

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2021年 / 168卷

关键词：

POPs; Metals; Stable isotope ratio analysis; Terns; Seabird eggs; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; GANNETS MORUS-BASSANUS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; HATCHING FAILURE; MARINE BIOTA; HEAVY-METALS; MERCURY; QUALITY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112400

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Higher levels of persistent pollutants (Sigma 16PCB, Sigma 6PBDE, Sigma HCH, Sigma DDT, Sigma CHL) were detected in fresh eggs of Common Terns Sterna hirundo from Rockabill Island near Dublin (Ireland's industrialised capital city) compared to Common and Arctic Terns S. paradisaea from Ireland's west coast. Intra-clutch variation of pollutant levels in Common Terns was shown to be low, providing further evidence that random sampling of one egg may be an appropriate sampling strategy. Significant differences in pollutant concentrations were detected between fresh and abandoned eggs on Rockabill. However, abandoned eggs can still provide a useful approximation of pollutants in bird eggs if non-destructive sampling is preferred. Levels of p,p'-DDE in tern eggs have decreased over time according to this study, in concurrence with worldwide trends. Results in this study fall below toxicological thresholds for birds and OSPARs EcoQO thresholds set for Common Tern eggs, except for mercury and HCH in the west coast.

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