Persistent pollutants in fresh and abandoned eggs of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorPower, A.en
dc.contributor.authorWhite, P.en
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, B.en
dc.contributor.authorBerrow, S.en
dc.contributor.authorSchlingermann, M.en
dc.contributor.authorMcKeown, A.en
dc.contributor.authorCabot, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorTannian, M.en
dc.contributor.authorNewton, S.en
dc.contributor.authorMcGovern, E.en
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, S.en
dc.contributor.authorCrowley, D.en
dc.contributor.authorO'Hea, L.en
dc.contributor.authorBoyle, B.en
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, I.en
dc.contributor.funderNational Parks and Wildlife Serviceen
dc.contributor.funderMarine Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-15T09:45:46Z
dc.date.available2025-01-15T09:45:46Z
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.description.abstractHigher levels of persistent pollutants (Σ16PCB, Σ6PBDE, ΣHCH, ΣDDT, ΣCHL) were detected in fresh eggs of Common Terns Sterna hirundo from Rockabill Island near Dublin (Ireland's industrialised capital city) compared to Common and Arctic Terns S. paradisaea from Ireland's west coast. Intra-clutch variation of pollutant levels in Common Terns was shown to be low, providing further evidence that random sampling of one egg may be an appropriate sampling strategy. Significant differences in pollutant concentrations were detected between fresh and abandoned eggs on Rockabill. However, abandoned eggs can still provide a useful approximation of pollutants in bird eggs if non-destructive sampling is preferred. Levels of p,p’ –DDE in tern eggs have decreased over time according to this study, in concurrence with worldwide trends. Results in this study fall below toxicological thresholds for birds and OSPARs EcoQO thresholds set for Common Tern eggs, except for mercury and HCH in the west coast. © 2021 The Authorsen
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Parks and Wildlife Service (CF/16/01)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.articleid112400en
dc.identifier.citationPower, A., White, P., McHugh, B., Berrow, S., Schlingermann, M., McKeown, A., Cabot, D., Tannian, M., Newton, S., McGovern, E. and Murphy, S. (2021) Persistent pollutants in fresh and abandoned eggs of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in Ireland. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, p.112400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112400en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112400en
dc.identifier.journaltitleMarine Pollution Bulletinen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16822
dc.identifier.volume168
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden
dc.rights© 2021, the Authors. This work is made available under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMetalsen
dc.subjectPOPsen
dc.subjectSeabird eggsen
dc.subjectStable isotope ratio analysisen
dc.subjectTernsen
dc.titlePersistent pollutants in fresh and abandoned eggs of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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