PMID- 32356051
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200710
LR  - 20200710
IS  - 1614-7499 (Electronic)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 20
DP  - 2020 Jul
TI  - Temporal changes in metal concentrations in Andean condor feathers: a potential 
      influence of volcanic activity.
PG  - 25600-25611
LID - 10.1007/s11356-020-08981-0 [doi]
AB  - Geothermal activities (e.g., volcanic eruptions) represent one of the most 
      important natural sources of metal emissions (heavy metals and metalloids). They 
      can be one of the main risks for the ecosystems in regions like North of 
      Argentiniean Patagonia, a sparsely populated area, close to an extensive network 
      of active volcanoes on the Andes Range. The 2011 eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon 
      Caulle volcanic complex (PCCVC) has been the largest volcanic event of the last 
      decades. The effects of exposure to ashes on wildlife and humans have been 
      sparsely studied, and only one biomonitoring study has used higher trophic 
      species. The exposure to metals of the species in Patagonia has been poorly 
      studied. The main objectives of our study were to assess metal screening and to 
      evaluate a possible relation between the levels of metals in the Andean condor 
      (Vultur gryphus) population and the volcanic activity of the area. We 
      investigated the effects of the eruption of the PCCVC in 2011, using samples of 
      molt primary feathers of the Andean condor, collected in nine roosts around 
      Bariloche, Argentina (maximum distance 85 km). Data available suggest the molt of 
      the primary feathers of the Andean condor has a duration of 6 years. We carried 
      out sampling before (2007, 2009) and after (2017) the volcanic eruption (2011). 
      The feathers sampled in 2017 should have been developed in 2011-2012, reflecting 
      the environmental situation of the period immediately following the eruption of 
      the PCCVC. For the first time, we have screened metals in 48 molted primary 
      feathers of Andean condor, showing the levels of 9 metals and metalloids (Si, Cr, 
      Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Pb, Hg). Si, Zn, As, and Cd showed higher levels in the 
      feathers sampled after the eruption. The levels of Cr and Pb (although apparently 
      not related to the volcanic eruption) in some samples are compatible with 
      potential adverse effects in living organisms. The screening results represent an 
      important database (the first for this species) that can be used in in future 
      studies for comparative purposes. HIGHLIGHTS: *We present the first database of 
      metals in condor feathers, which may be useful for future studies. *Volcanic 
      eruptions might represent an important source of metal and metalloid emissions in 
      this area. *The Andean condor from Argentine Patagonia could be affected by 
      volcanic activity in the area. *Andean condor feathers may be good biomonitoring 
      units of this contamination. *Pb pollution does not seem to be related to the 
      volcano's eruption.
FAU - Di Marzio, Alessandro
AU  - Di Marzio A
AD  - Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary 
      Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
FAU - Lambertucci, Sergio Agustin
AU  - Lambertucci SA
AD  - Grupo de Investigaciones de Biologia de la Conservacion, Laboratorio Ecotono, 
      INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Bariloche, Argentina.
FAU - Garcia-Fernandez, Antonio Juan
AU  - Garcia-Fernandez AJ
AD  - Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary 
      Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
AD  - Toxicology and Risk Assessment Group, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia 
      (IMIB-Arrixaca), University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
FAU - Martinez-Lopez, Emma
AU  - Martinez-Lopez E
AD  - Area of Toxicology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary 
      Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain. emmaml@um.es.
AD  - Toxicology and Risk Assessment Group, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia 
      (IMIB-Arrixaca), University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain. emmaml@um.es.
LA  - eng
GR  - 19481/PI/14/Fundacion Seneca/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200430
PL  - Germany
TA  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
JT  - Environmental science and pollution research international
JID - 9441769
RN  - 0 (Metals, Heavy)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Argentina
MH  - Ecosystem
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Feathers/*chemistry
MH  - Metals, Heavy/*analysis
MH  - Volcanic Eruptions
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Biomonitoring
OT  - Condor
OT  - Contamination
OT  - Feather
OT  - Metal
OT  - Volcano
EDAT- 2020/05/02 06:00
MHDA- 2020/07/11 06:00
CRDT- 2020/05/02 06:00
PHST- 2020/01/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/04/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/05/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/07/11 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/05/02 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-020-08981-0 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-020-08981-0 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Jul;27(20):25600-25611. doi: 
      10.1007/s11356-020-08981-0. Epub 2020 Apr 30.