PMID- 21342740
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110721
LR  - 20110408
IS  - 1873-6424 (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 159
IP  - 5
DP  - 2011 May
TI  - Effects of environmental exposure and diet on levels of persistent organic 
      pollutants (POPs) in eggs of a top predator in the North Atlantic in 1980 and 
      2008.
PG  - 1222-8
LID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.01.036 [doi]
AB  - Concentrations of POPs in Great skua eggs from Shetland are among the highest in 
      North Atlantic seabirds, with up to 11,600 mug/kg (ww) DDE and up to 17,900 mug/kg 
      ww  summation operatorPCB. Concentrations of legacy POPs were significantly lower in 2008 than 
      1980. Decreases were greatest for least persistent compounds. Median  summation operatorPBDEs 
      increased from 99 mug/kg ww in 1980 to 173 mug/kg ww in 2008. There were changes in 
      Great skua breeding season diet, with more adult Herring and Mackerel and less 
      Sandeel. These changes increase exposure to POPs, since Herring and Mackerel 
      accumulate more POPs than Sandeels. In both years, eggs with higher delta15N had 
      higher POP concentrations. In 1980, birds feeding more on demersal discard fish 
      from trawl fisheries and less on Sandeels, had higher POP levels in eggs. In 
      2008, individuals feeding more on Herring and Mackerel, and less on discards, had 
      higher POP levels in eggs.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Leat, Eliza H K
AU  - Leat EH
AD  - College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, 
      University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
FAU - Bourgeon, Sophie
AU  - Bourgeon S
FAU - Borga, Katrine
AU  - Borga K
FAU - Strom, Hallvard
AU  - Strom H
FAU - Hanssen, Sveinn A
AU  - Hanssen SA
FAU - Gabrielsen, Geir W
AU  - Gabrielsen GW
FAU - Petersen, Aevar
AU  - Petersen A
FAU - Olafsdottir, Kristin
AU  - Olafsdottir K
FAU - Magnusdottir, Ellen
AU  - Magnusdottir E
FAU - Fisk, Aaron T
AU  - Fisk AT
FAU - Ellis, Sandra
AU  - Ellis S
FAU - Bustnes, Jan O
AU  - Bustnes JO
FAU - Furness, Robert W
AU  - Furness RW
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110220
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Atlantic Ocean
MH  - Charadriiformes/*metabolism
MH  - *Diet
MH  - Environmental Exposure
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*metabolism
MH  - Food Chain
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/*metabolism
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*metabolism
MH  - Ovum/*metabolism
MH  - Scotland
EDAT- 2011/02/24 06:00
MHDA- 2011/07/22 06:00
CRDT- 2011/02/24 06:00
PHST- 2010/10/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/01/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2011/01/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/02/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/02/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/07/22 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0269-7491(11)00058-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.01.036 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2011 May;159(5):1222-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.01.036. Epub 
      2011 Feb 20.