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- Title
LEVELS AND TEMPORAL TRENDS (1983-2003) OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS AND HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES IN SEABIRD EGGS FROM NORTH NORWAY.
- Authors
HELGASON, LISA B.; POLDER, ANUSCHKA; FØREID, SIRI; BÆK, KINE; LIE, ELISABETH; GABRIELSEN, GEIR W.; BARRETT, ROBERT T.; SKAARE, JANNECHE U.
- Abstract
The present study assessed temporal trends (1983-2003) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in eggs of herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), and black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) in North Norway. Generally, PBDE concentrations increased between 1983 and 1993 and then leveled out, although species-specific trends were reported. Levels of α-HBCD increased in all species throughout the 20-year period. Levels of nona-BDEs and BDE 209 ranged from nondetectable to parts per billion. Nevertheless, highly variable procedural blanks were reported for the nona-BDEs and BDE 209, which clearly illustrates the importance of including blanks repeatedly during determination of these compounds.
- Subjects
NORWAY; POLYBROMINATED diphenyl ethers &; the environment; EGGS; SEA birds; ENVIRONMENTAL toxicology research; LARUS argentatus; ATLANTIC puffin; BLACK-legged kittiwake
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 2009, Vol 28, Issue 5, p1096
- ISSN
0730-7268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1897/08-404.1