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dc.contributor.authorJiménez, Begoña-
dc.contributor.authorMerino, Rubén-
dc.contributor.authorAbad Holgado, Esteban-
dc.contributor.authorRivera Aranda, Josep-
dc.contributor.authorOlie, Kees-
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T13:08:26Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T13:08:26Z-
dc.date.issued2007-05-
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research 14(Special Issue 1): 61-68 (2007)en_US
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/10062-
dc.description8 pages, 2 figures.-- Published online Oct 20, 2005.en_US
dc.description.abstract[Background] Species that are at high levels of the food web have often been used as bioindicators to evaluate the presence of persistent contaminants in ecosystems. Most of these species are long-lived, so pollutant burdens may be integrated in some complex way over time. This makes them particularly sensitive to deleterious effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Birds have been suggested as useful organisms for monitoring pollutant levels. Traditionally such studies have been carried out with raptors such as osprey (Pandion haliaetus), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), bald eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus), etc. In this paper we present the results of a monitoring study conducted on two raptor species, osprey (Pandion haliaetus) and red kite (Milvus milvus), inhabiting a Mediterranean island (Menorca, Spain). These two species have different feeding habits; ospreys prey on fish and red kites feed on terrestrial species. This study constitutes a good opportunity to investigate if differences in feeding habits (aquatic vs. terrestrial) influences the contaminants pattern in two species inhabiting the same area.en_US
dc.description.abstract[Methods] The study was conducted in a non-destructive way, using only failed eggs, to avoid the damage of the population stability. Eggs were collected during the period 1994–2000. The contaminants examined were dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs, including DDT and its main metabolite, DDE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including ortho PCBs (PCBs with at least one Chlorine atom in the ortho position): #28, 52, 95, 101, 123+149, 118, 114, 153, 132+105, 138, 167, 156, 157, 180, 170, 189, 194; and non ortho PCBs (PCBs with no Chlorine atom in the ortho position): #77, 126, 169 and all the polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) with Chlorine atoms at the 2,3,7 and 8 position (2,3,7,8-substituted PCDDs and PCDFs). The analysis of organochlorine compounds was performed using a sample treatment based on a Solid Phase Matrix Dispersion procedure. Ortho PCBs and DDTs were determined by HRGC-μECD; non ortho PCBs and PCDD/Fs were determined by HRGC-HRMS.en_US
dc.description.abstract[Results and Discussion] The sum of the ortho PCB congeners analysed ranged from 0.94 to 15.03 μg/g wet weight (ww) for ospreys and from 1.0 to 11.2 μg/g ww for red kites. In both species, PCB congeners #153, #138 and #180 accounted about 75% to total ortho PCB concentrations. Regarding non ortho PCBs, for ospreys, concentrations ranged from 0.16 to 1.39 ng/g wet weight (ww) and for red kites from 0.12 to 0.51 ng/g ww, being congener #126 the most abundant. Concerning DDTs, concentration for ospreys ranged from 0.07 to 1.03 μg/g ww; and for red kites ranged from 0.90 to 2.10 μg/g ww, representing DDE more than 95% of the total DDTs, which proves a past use of DDT in the study area. Differences in contaminant levels between species are probably associated to feeding habits. The fish-eating species presents the highest PCB levels, whereas the terrestrial species exhibits the highest DDT levels. PCDD/Fs in ospreys were in the range 2.6–14.2 pg/g ww, while in red kites the range was slightly wider (22.2–43.2 pg/g ww), being PCDDs the major contributors in black kites. Ospreys had PCDDs similar to PCDF concentrations. PCDD/F profiles were mostly influenced by OCDD in both species. Non ortho PCBs were the major contributors to calculated Toxic Equivalent Quantity (TEQs) in both species.en_US
dc.description.abstract[Conclusion] In both species studied, ortho-PCBs could represent a problem of concern since 57% of the eggs exhibited levels higher than 4 μg/g ww, reported as the level that could cause reduced hatchability, embryo mortality, and deformities in birds.-
dc.description.abstract[Recommendations and Outlook] Results found in this study suggest that a more detailed study to clear up possible deleterious effects of PCBs on the bird populations studied here should be done.-
dc.description.sponsorshipInstitut Menorquí d'Estudis (Menorca, Spain) supported part of this study. Thanks to Rafel Triay for samples provided and all the fieldwork.en_US
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.publisherEcomed Publishers-
dc.rightsclosedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBlack kitesen_US
dc.subjectDDTsen_US
dc.subjectDioxinsen_US
dc.subjectFuransen_US
dc.subjectMenorca Islanden_US
dc.subjectOspreysen_US
dc.subjectPCBsen_US
dc.subjectRaptorsen_US
dc.subjectSpainen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of organochlorine compounds (PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and DDTs) in two raptor species inhabiting a Mediterranean island in Spainen_US
dc.typeartículoen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1065/espr2006.01.015-
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer revieweden_US
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1065/espr2006.01.015en_US
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