期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 502, 期 -, 页码 60-69出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.006
关键词
Double crested cormorant; Ecotoxicology; Great blue heron; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Stable isotopes; Temporal trends
资金
- Environment Canada
- NSERC [402344-2011]
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) increased in many matrices during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since voluntary restrictions and regulations on PBDEs were implemented in North America circa early 2000s, decreases in PBDEs have occurred in many of these same matrices. To examine temporal trends in the North Pacific, we retrospectively analysed PBDEs and eight non-PBDE flame retardants (FR) in eggs of two aquatic bird species, great blue herons, Ardea herodias, and double-crested cormorants, Phalacrocorax auritus, collected along the British Columbia coast, Canada from 1979 to 2012. Increasing PBDE concentrations were observed in both species followed by significant decreases post-2000 for all dominant congeners and Sigma PBDE. Non-PBDE FRs were generally undetected in cormorant eggs, or detected at very low levels in heron eggs, except for hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD). HBCDD, currently unregulated in North America, was not detected in early sampling years; however low concentrations were observed in both species in recent sampling years (2003-2012). Dietary tracers (delta C-13 and delta N-15) did not change significantly over time, indicating that temporal changes in PBDEs are likely caused by implemented regulations. A comparison with recently published temporal trends of 1,PBDE in marine birds from North America and Europe is given. Crown Copyright (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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