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Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus). / Crosse, John; Shore, Richard F.; Jones, Kevin C. et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 177, 06.2013, p. 171-176.

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Crosse, J, Shore, RF, Jones, KC & Pereira, MG 2013, 'Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus)', Environmental Pollution, vol. 177, pp. 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.006

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Crosse, J., Shore, R. F., Jones, K. C., & Pereira, M. G. (2013). Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus). Environmental Pollution, 177, 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.006

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Crosse J, Shore RF, Jones KC, Pereira MG. Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus). Environmental Pollution. 2013 Jun;177:171-176. Epub 2013 Mar 17. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.006

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Crosse, John ; Shore, Richard F. ; Jones, Kevin C. et al. / Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus). In: Environmental Pollution. 2013 ; Vol. 177. pp. 171-176.

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title = "Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus)",
abstract = "High PBDE concentrations have been detected in the eggs of the sexually dimorphic Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) but little is known about contamination levels in adult birds and how this may vary with age and sex. We characterised liver PBDE concentrations in 59 sparrowhawks that had died in central Britain between 1998 and 2009 and determined how concentrations varied with sex, age, body condition and breeding status. Five BDE congeners (99 > 153 > 47 > 100 > 154) predominated and ΣPBDE concentrations were 10–15 fold and 2–3 fold higher in starved than non-starved adult and juvenile sparrowhawks, respectively. This was likely due to a combination of remobilisation of residues from other tissues and liver wastage. Liver ΣPBDE concentrations did not vary with sex but were greater in adults than juveniles, suggestive of accumulation with age. Overall, liver ΣPBDE concentrations ranged from 43.4 to 68,040 ng/g lipid weight, amongst the highest concentrations reported in birds anywhere.",
keywords = "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Sparrowhawk, Body condition, Penta-BDE, Starvation, Bioaccumulation, Age class",
author = "John Crosse and Shore, {Richard F.} and Jones, {Kevin C.} and Pereira, {M. Gl{\'o}ria}",
year = "2013",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.006",
language = "English",
volume = "177",
pages = "171--176",
journal = "Environmental Pollution",
issn = "0269-7491",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Key factors affecting liver PBDE concentrations in sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus)

AU - Crosse, John

AU - Shore, Richard F.

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

AU - Pereira, M. Glória

PY - 2013/6

Y1 - 2013/6

N2 - High PBDE concentrations have been detected in the eggs of the sexually dimorphic Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) but little is known about contamination levels in adult birds and how this may vary with age and sex. We characterised liver PBDE concentrations in 59 sparrowhawks that had died in central Britain between 1998 and 2009 and determined how concentrations varied with sex, age, body condition and breeding status. Five BDE congeners (99 > 153 > 47 > 100 > 154) predominated and ΣPBDE concentrations were 10–15 fold and 2–3 fold higher in starved than non-starved adult and juvenile sparrowhawks, respectively. This was likely due to a combination of remobilisation of residues from other tissues and liver wastage. Liver ΣPBDE concentrations did not vary with sex but were greater in adults than juveniles, suggestive of accumulation with age. Overall, liver ΣPBDE concentrations ranged from 43.4 to 68,040 ng/g lipid weight, amongst the highest concentrations reported in birds anywhere.

AB - High PBDE concentrations have been detected in the eggs of the sexually dimorphic Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) but little is known about contamination levels in adult birds and how this may vary with age and sex. We characterised liver PBDE concentrations in 59 sparrowhawks that had died in central Britain between 1998 and 2009 and determined how concentrations varied with sex, age, body condition and breeding status. Five BDE congeners (99 > 153 > 47 > 100 > 154) predominated and ΣPBDE concentrations were 10–15 fold and 2–3 fold higher in starved than non-starved adult and juvenile sparrowhawks, respectively. This was likely due to a combination of remobilisation of residues from other tissues and liver wastage. Liver ΣPBDE concentrations did not vary with sex but were greater in adults than juveniles, suggestive of accumulation with age. Overall, liver ΣPBDE concentrations ranged from 43.4 to 68,040 ng/g lipid weight, amongst the highest concentrations reported in birds anywhere.

KW - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

KW - Sparrowhawk

KW - Body condition

KW - Penta-BDE

KW - Starvation

KW - Bioaccumulation

KW - Age class

U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.006

DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.006

M3 - Journal article

VL - 177

SP - 171

EP - 176

JO - Environmental Pollution

JF - Environmental Pollution

SN - 0269-7491

ER -