Elemental Contaminants in Livers of Mute Swans on Lakes Erie and St. Clair

Schummer, Michael L.; Petrie, Scott A.; Badzinski, Shannon S.; Deming, Misty; Chen, Yuwei; Belzile, Nelson

doi:10.1007/s00244-011-9659-x

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“…The result obtained for the third individual (given as the lower limit in Table 2) differed from the other two values, which resulted from starvation of this individual. Other researchers, who examined mute swans from northern Europe and North America (Clausem and Wolstrup, 1978;Schummer et al, 2011), have also reported concentrations of Cu comparable to those that we found in two of the examined birds. It is worth noting that the 2 specimens of mute swans mentioned here were in very good condition and were killed as a result of hitting electric tractions.…”

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Essential trace (Zn, Cu, Mn) and toxic (Cd, Pb, Cr) elements in the liver of birds from Eastern Poland

Komosa¹,

Kitowski²,

Komosa³

2012

Acta vet (Beogr)

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We have focused our study on the concentrations of essential heavy metals (Zn, Cu and Mn) and non-essential trace metals (Pb, Cd and Cr) in the livers of birds from Eastern Poland. The largest mean amount of Zn - as much as 279 mg/kg dry mass (d.m.) - was found in mute swans. However, only in one of the analysed buzzard specimens the concentration of Zn, found to be 664 mg/kg d.m., exceeded the level indicative of poisoning for this element. Birds specializing in catching rodents accumulated Mn in their livers in a very narrow range of concentrations, around 5.0 mg/kg d.m. on average. The range of mean Mn concentrations (around 6.5 mg/kg d.m.) was also found to be narrow for piscivorous birds. The highest mean levels of Pb were found in mute swans (2.7 mg/kg d.m.), and the highest levels of Cd (2.0 mg/kg d.m.) for rooks. Concentrations of total Cr above detection level were found in 22 specimens (53.7%), and concentration values were highest for rooks. Analyses showed that the concentrations of biogenic elements did not exceed the levels indicative of poisoning (except in one specimen). The study demonstrated that lead shots remain a hazard to water ecosystems. Pb, Cd and Cr levels in the livers of omnivorous and piscivorous species indicate the permanent presence of these elements in the environment and may confirm the thesis about the growing role of electronic waste, including metallic e-waste, in the emission of the total amount of contamination with these elements

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Section: Toxic Elementssupporting

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“…The result obtained for the single kestrel individual is also noteworthy ( Table 2). It has been reported that wetland birds can accumulate much larger amounts of copper than terrestrial birds (Horai et al, 2007;Schummer et al, 2011). Horai et al (2007) found concentrations of copper as high as 4970 and 2420 mg/kg d.m.…”

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Essential trace (Zn, Cu, Mn) and toxic (Cd, Pb, Cr) elements in the liver of birds from Eastern Poland

Komosa¹,

Kitowski²,

Komosa³

2012

Acta vet (Beogr)

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“…Earlier reports concerning the Western reef heron indicate a mean Cr concentration of 1.05 µg/g dw . A slightly higher concentration of Cr was found in the livers of mute swan Cygnus color from the Lower Great Lakes (geometric means range: 1.30-1.65 mg/kg dw) (Schummer et al, 2011).…”

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Factors affecting trace element accumulation in livers of avian species from East Poland

Kitowski¹,

Wiącek²,

Sujak³

et al. 2017

Turk J Zool

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“…During the pre-laying period, black-headed gulls forage almost exclusively on the remains of aquatic plants as well as aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, but only occasionally on fish (Vernon 1972; Cramp and Simmons 1983; P. Indykiewicz, unpublished data). A diet rich in aquatic plants and animals promotes a high accumulation of Cu in the liver (Eisler 1998; Xue et al 2010; Schummer et al 2011; Horai et al 2007), from which it might be relocated to the eggs. This type of food becomes increasingly available to black-headed gulls as the vegetation period progresses.…”

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Intra-clutch and inter-colony variability in element concentrations in eggshells of the black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in northern Poland

Kitowski

Indykiewicz

Wiącek

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Eggshells are good bioindicators of environmental contamination, and therefore, the concentrations of 17 trace elements in 87 eggshells of black-headed gulls, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, were determined in five breeding colonies in an area dominated by farmland in northern Poland. The intra-clutch variability in the eggshell concentrations of heavy metals and other elements was also investigated, and the concentrations of the elements showed the following pattern: Ca > Mg > Sr > Fe > Zn > Al > Cr > Se > Mn > Cu > Pb > As > Ni > Mo = V > Sc > Cd. The concentrations of Fe, Al, and Mn decreased with the order in which the eggs were laid, but Sr concentrations increased. In contrast, the concentration of Cu significantly increased with the laying date. The concentrations of all elements significantly differed among the studied colonies; the highest concentration of eight elements was found in the eggshells from the Kusowo colony, which may have resulted from the intensive use of fertilizers, manure, and slurry in the surrounding agricultural region. The concentrations of Mg, Sr, and Zn in the eggshells from Skoki Duże were higher than those of the other studied colonies, which may have occurred because the gulls were nesting in a functioning gravel pit; soil and the parent rock are natural reservoirs of these elements. The observed element levels indicate that the environment where the black-headed gull eggs were formed, i.e., primarily near the breeding colonies, remains in a relatively unpolluted state, which was reflected by the low levels of Cd, Ni, and Pb and the lack of measurable levels of Hg.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11356-017-8635-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Elemental Contaminants in Livers of Mute Swans on Lakes Erie and St. Clair

Cited by 29 publications

References 48 publications

Essential trace (Zn, Cu, Mn) and toxic (Cd, Pb, Cr) elements in the liver of birds from Eastern Poland

Essential trace (Zn, Cu, Mn) and toxic (Cd, Pb, Cr) elements in the liver of birds from Eastern Poland

Factors affecting trace element accumulation in livers of avian species from East Poland

Intra-clutch and inter-colony variability in element concentrations in eggshells of the black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in northern Poland

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