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Long-term trends in PBDEs in Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) eggs indicate sustained contamination of UK terrestrial ecosystems

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Long-term trends in PBDEs in Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) eggs indicate sustained contamination of UK terrestrial ecosystems. / Crosse, John David; Jones, Kevin Christopher; Shore, Richard Francis et al.
In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 46, No. 24, 21.11.2012, p. 13504-13511.

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Crosse JD, Jones KC, Shore RF, Wadsworth RA, Pereira MG. Long-term trends in PBDEs in Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) eggs indicate sustained contamination of UK terrestrial ecosystems. Environmental Science and Technology. 2012 Nov 21;46(24):13504-13511. doi: 10.1021/es303550f

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title = "Long-term trends in PBDEs in Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) eggs indicate sustained contamination of UK terrestrial ecosystems",
abstract = "PBDE contamination in terrestrial biota is poorly characterized, and robust data on temporal trends are scarce. We measured temporal (1985–2007) and spatial trends in PBDE contamination in the eggs of the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a sentinel for the terrestrial environment. Five BDEs were the most abundant (BDE 99 > 47 > 153 > 100 > 154). Their concentrations, and that of the sum PBDEs (ΣPBDE), increased from the mid-1980s, peaking in the midlate 1990s at levels that were sustained until the end of the study. This and the predominance of BDE99 contrast with patterns in piscivorous species and suggest sparrowhawks, and perhaps terrestrial species more widely, may be relatively poor metabolizers of penta-BDEs. BDE 196, 197, 201, and 203 concentrations increased linearly through the study, indicating increasing contamination possibly from the presence of these congeners in, and/or debromination of, deca-BDE formulations. Variation in egg ΣPBDE concentration was not explained by % urban land cover, human population density or % of arable land in proximity to the nest site, or by land use. Overall, egg ΣPBDE concentrations (34–2281 ng/g wet weight) were some of the highest reported in birds from Europe. We found no relationship between ΣPBDE concentrations and eggshell thickness.",
author = "Crosse, {John David} and Jones, {Kevin Christopher} and Shore, {Richard Francis} and Wadsworth, {Richard A.} and Pereira, {M Gl{\'o}ria}",
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journal = "Environmental Science and Technology",
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T1 - Long-term trends in PBDEs in Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) eggs indicate sustained contamination of UK terrestrial ecosystems

AU - Crosse, John David

AU - Jones, Kevin Christopher

AU - Shore, Richard Francis

AU - Wadsworth, Richard A.

AU - Pereira, M Glória

PY - 2012/11/21

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N2 - PBDE contamination in terrestrial biota is poorly characterized, and robust data on temporal trends are scarce. We measured temporal (1985–2007) and spatial trends in PBDE contamination in the eggs of the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a sentinel for the terrestrial environment. Five BDEs were the most abundant (BDE 99 > 47 > 153 > 100 > 154). Their concentrations, and that of the sum PBDEs (ΣPBDE), increased from the mid-1980s, peaking in the midlate 1990s at levels that were sustained until the end of the study. This and the predominance of BDE99 contrast with patterns in piscivorous species and suggest sparrowhawks, and perhaps terrestrial species more widely, may be relatively poor metabolizers of penta-BDEs. BDE 196, 197, 201, and 203 concentrations increased linearly through the study, indicating increasing contamination possibly from the presence of these congeners in, and/or debromination of, deca-BDE formulations. Variation in egg ΣPBDE concentration was not explained by % urban land cover, human population density or % of arable land in proximity to the nest site, or by land use. Overall, egg ΣPBDE concentrations (34–2281 ng/g wet weight) were some of the highest reported in birds from Europe. We found no relationship between ΣPBDE concentrations and eggshell thickness.

AB - PBDE contamination in terrestrial biota is poorly characterized, and robust data on temporal trends are scarce. We measured temporal (1985–2007) and spatial trends in PBDE contamination in the eggs of the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a sentinel for the terrestrial environment. Five BDEs were the most abundant (BDE 99 > 47 > 153 > 100 > 154). Their concentrations, and that of the sum PBDEs (ΣPBDE), increased from the mid-1980s, peaking in the midlate 1990s at levels that were sustained until the end of the study. This and the predominance of BDE99 contrast with patterns in piscivorous species and suggest sparrowhawks, and perhaps terrestrial species more widely, may be relatively poor metabolizers of penta-BDEs. BDE 196, 197, 201, and 203 concentrations increased linearly through the study, indicating increasing contamination possibly from the presence of these congeners in, and/or debromination of, deca-BDE formulations. Variation in egg ΣPBDE concentration was not explained by % urban land cover, human population density or % of arable land in proximity to the nest site, or by land use. Overall, egg ΣPBDE concentrations (34–2281 ng/g wet weight) were some of the highest reported in birds from Europe. We found no relationship between ΣPBDE concentrations and eggshell thickness.

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DO - 10.1021/es303550f

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JO - Environmental Science and Technology

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SN - 0013-936X

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