PMID- 31589028
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20191128
LR  - 20191128
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 53
IP  - 21
DP  - 2019 Nov 5
TI  - Seabird-Transported Contaminants Are Reflected in the Arctic Tundra, But Not in 
      Its Soil-Dwelling Springtails (Collembola).
PG  - 12835-12845
LID - 10.1021/acs.est.9b05316 [doi]
AB  - Arctic-breeding seabirds contain high levels of many anthropogenic contaminants, 
      which they deposit through guano to the tundra near their colonies. Nutrient-rich 
      soil in vicinity to seabird colonies are favorable habitats for soil 
      invertebrates, such as springtails (Collembola), which may result in exposure to 
      seabird-derived contaminants. We quantified a wide range of lipid-soluble and 
      protein-associated environmental contaminants in two springtail species 
      (Megaphorura arctica and Hypogastrura viatica) and their respective habitats 
      (soil/moss) collected underneath seabird cliffs. Although springtails are 
      commonly used in laboratory toxicity tests, this is the first study to measure 
      concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (Hg) in 
      springtails from the field, and to study biotransportation of contaminants by 
      seabirds to soil fauna. We categorized the sites a priori as of low, medium, or 
      high seabird influence, based on the seabird abundance and species composition. 
      This ranking was reflected in increasing delta(15)N values in soil/moss and 
      springtails with increasing seabird influence. We found clear indications of 
      seabirds impacting the terrestrial soil environments with organic contaminants, 
      and that concentrations were higher in soil and moss close to the bird cliff, 
      compared to farther away. However, we did not find a relationship between 
      contaminant concentration in springtails and the concentrations in soil/moss, or 
      with level of seabird influence. Our study indicates a low uptake of contaminants 
      in the soil fauna, despite seabird-derived contamination of their habitat.
FAU - Kristiansen, Silje M
AU  - Kristiansen SM
AD  - Department of Biosciences , University of Oslo (UiO) , 0316 Oslo , Norway.
FAU - Leinaas, Hans P
AU  - Leinaas HP
AD  - Department of Biosciences , University of Oslo (UiO) , 0316 Oslo , Norway.
FAU - Herzke, Dorte
AU  - Herzke D
AD  - Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) , Fram Centre , 9296 Tromso , Norway.
FAU - Hylland, Ketil
AU  - Hylland K
AD  - Department of Biosciences , University of Oslo (UiO) , 0316 Oslo , Norway.
FAU - Gabrielsen, Geir W
AU  - Gabrielsen GW
AD  - Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) , Fram Centre , 9296 Tromso , Norway.
FAU - Harju, Mikael
AU  - Harju M
AD  - Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) , Fram Centre , 9296 Tromso , Norway.
FAU - Borga, Katrine
AU  - Borga K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8103-3263
AD  - Department of Biosciences , University of Oslo (UiO) , 0316 Oslo , Norway.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191018
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Soil)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Arctic Regions
MH  - *Arthropods
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - *Soil
MH  - Tundra
EDAT- 2019/10/08 06:00
MHDA- 2019/11/30 06:00
CRDT- 2019/10/08 06:00
PHST- 2019/10/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/11/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/10/08 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1021/acs.est.9b05316 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2019 Nov 5;53(21):12835-12845. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05316. 
      Epub 2019 Oct 18.