Changes in blood pesticide levels in booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) associated with agricultural land practices

Martínez-López, Emma; Romero, Diego; María-Mójica, Pedro; Martínez, José Enrique; Calvo, José F.; García-Fernández, Antonio J.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.012

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“…Compared to other raptor species, arithmetic means of PCBs including those analysed in this study (PCB 28,118,138,153,180), β-HCH and p, p -DDE in whole blood samples from whitetailed sea eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla; Baltic Coast, Sweden) ranged 54-230, 0.20-2.5 and 10-39 ng/g wet weight, respectively (Olsson et al 2000). Much higher levels of HCHs and endosulfans were reported by Martínez-López et al (2009) in blood of booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) in Spain. Compared to other raptor species, whose tissues (subcutaneous fat and liver) have been analysed in Greece (Hela et al 2006), the respective pollutant levels of the two vulture species from Dadia NP were considerably lower.…”

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“…Although organochlorine contaminants, being highly lipophilic, are usually measured in fatty tissues, blood analysis has greatly been suggested in wildlife monitoring studies (Olsson et al 2000;Senthil Kumar et al 2002bBustnes et al 2006;Martínez-López et al 2009). Blood transports lipid-based organochlorines to different tissues and organs and offers several benefits over traditional tissue sampling especially for sensitive species: it can be collected easily and relatively non-destructively from free-ranging populations and facilitates the repeated collection of larger numbers of samples, which improves both the monitoring of organochlorine levels and the assessment of toxicological effects (Keller et al 2004).…”

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Organochlorine residues in blood of cinereous vultures and Eurasian griffon vultures in a northeastern Mediterranean area of nature conservation

Goutner

Skartsi²,

Konstantinou

et al. 2011

Environ Monit Assess

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In the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest (Dadia NP, Greece), seven "target" PCBs and 16 organochlorine pesticides (OCs) were analysed in blood samples of cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) and Eurasian griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus). PCB congeners 138, 153 and 180 predominated in both species' blood samples. In both species, no differences were detected in congener levels between successive age classes, but in cinereous vulture, there were significant differences between adult and nestling in levels of PCB 28, 52, 101, 118 and between nestling and immature in levels of PCB 101. Regarding pesticides, p,p'-DDE dominated in both vultures followed by β-HCH, lindane and endosulfan sulphate, but ∑OCs were higher in griffon vulture. Significant differences were detected only between nestling and sub-adult cinereous vultures in heptachlor levels and between nestling and adult in p,p'-DDT. The origin of pollutants differs between the two vulture species and pollution patterns may not reflect those at Dadia NP.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Organochlorine residues in blood of cinereous vultures and Eurasian griffon vultures in a northeastern Mediterranean area of nature conservation

Goutner

Skartsi²,

Konstantinou

et al. 2011

Environ Monit Assess

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“…This has led to legal restrictions in most developing countries and the subsequent decrease in pollutant concentrations both in the environment and in wildlife tissues. In spite of the ban in developed countries, these compounds are still frequently found in tissues or fluid samples from several species in these countries (Espín et al, 2010a;Martínez-López et al, 2009;Piqué et al, 2006;van Drooge et al, 2008).…”

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Contaminants in the southern tip of South America: Analysis of organochlorine compounds in feathers of avian scavengers from Argentinean Patagonia

Martínez-López

Espín

Barbar

et al. 2015

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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“…estacionalidad y los alimentos asociados con la exposición a MP, revelando, por un lado, la exposición a corto plazo (ingesta diaria inmediata), y, por el otro, fenómenos fisiológicos, como la movilización de reservas para producir un aumento de volumen sanguíneo al inicio de la muda (Martínez et al, 2009;Brait &Antoniosi-Filho, 2011).…”

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Contenido De Metales Pesados (Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb Y Cd) en Sangre Y Plumas De La Codorniz (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Y Su Relación Con El Peso Y El Sexo De Las Aves

Innamorato-Costas¹,

Muñoz-Gil²,

Marín-Espinoza³

2018

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This study was to determine the contents of heavy metals (HM): chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) on blood and feathers of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel 1849) in relation to weight and sex. Fifteen individuals (4 males and 11 females) were weighed; a blood sample of approximately 5 mL was drawn and immediately coagulated. Wing and tail feathers were removed. Samples were analysed by using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer matched to an acetylene-flow and deuterium background correction. In blood and feathers tissue samples, Pb and Cd were not detected. Cr, Cu, Zn levels showed statistical differences between tissues and HM. The feathers showed higher concentrations than blood, because they can bioaccumulate HM during their growth, although eliminating metals, partially, during the feather moult, and, internally, during transport of metals in the bloodstream and their fixation to keratin. Zn levels were highest in both tissues. Zn is an essential element and abundant in the organisms and domestic avian diet. Weight versus HM levels showed a negative relation in quails because HM are diluted in larger individuals. Males generally showed higher HM levels than females which may reflect differences in methallotionein synthesis and excretion pathways between sexes. In general, HM concentrations measured in the quails are not alarming.

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Changes in blood pesticide levels in booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) associated with agricultural land practices

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Organochlorine residues in blood of cinereous vultures and Eurasian griffon vultures in a northeastern Mediterranean area of nature conservation

Organochlorine residues in blood of cinereous vultures and Eurasian griffon vultures in a northeastern Mediterranean area of nature conservation

Contaminants in the southern tip of South America: Analysis of organochlorine compounds in feathers of avian scavengers from Argentinean Patagonia

Contenido De Metales Pesados (Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb Y Cd) en Sangre Y Plumas De La Codorniz (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Y Su Relación Con El Peso Y El Sexo De Las Aves

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