PMID- 17671662
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20071126
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 1464-0325 (Print)
IS  - 1464-0325 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 8
DP  - 2007 Aug
TI  - Penguin colonies as secondary sources of contamination with persistent organic 
      pollutants.
PG  - 822-5
AB  - Although long-range atmospheric transport has been described as the predominant 
      mechanism for exposing polar regions to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), 
      recent studies have suggested that bird activity can also contribute 
      substantially to contaminant levels in some environments. However, because the 
      species so far reported have all been migratory, it has not been demonstrated 
      conclusively whether locally elevated contamination represents transport from 
      lower latitudes by the migrating birds or, alternatively, redistribution and 
      concentration of contaminants that were already present in the high-latitude 
      environments. The present study demonstrates, for the first time, that several 
      POPs are present in elevated concentrations in an environment frequented by a 
      non-migratory species (Adelie penguins) that spends its entire life in the 
      Antarctic. Levels of POPs, such as p,p'-DDE, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), chlordanes 
      (CHLs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were 10 to 100-fold higher in soil 
      samples from penguin colonies than from reference areas. This significant 
      difference is likely related to local penguin activity, such as a higher 
      abundance of guano and the presence of bird carcasses. This hypothesis is also 
      supported by a higher percentage of persistent congeners (PCB 99, 118, 138 and 
      153) in the soil from the colonies compared to the reference areas. This profile 
      of PCB congeners closely matched profiles seen in penguin eggs or penguin blood.
FAU - Roosens, Laurence
AU  - Roosens L
AD  - Toxicological Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of 
      Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610, Wilrijk, Belgium.
FAU - Van Den Brink, Nico
AU  - Van Den Brink N
FAU - Riddle, Martin
AU  - Riddle M
FAU - Blust, Ronny
AU  - Blust R
FAU - Neels, Hugo
AU  - Neels H
FAU - Covaci, Adrian
AU  - Covaci A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20070702
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Monit
JT  - Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM
JID - 100968688
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Polybrominated Biphenyls)
RN  - 0 (Soil Pollutants)
RN  - CIW5S16655 (DDT)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Antarctic Regions
MH  - DDT/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Geography
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/analysis
MH  - Pesticides/analysis
MH  - Polybrominated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis
MH  - Soil Pollutants/analysis
MH  - *Spheniscidae/blood/metabolism
MH  - Tissue Distribution
EDAT- 2007/08/03 09:00
MHDA- 2007/12/06 09:00
CRDT- 2007/08/03 09:00
PHST- 2007/08/03 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/12/06 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/08/03 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1039/b708103k [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Monit. 2007 Aug;9(8):822-5. doi: 10.1039/b708103k. Epub 2007 Jul 2.