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- Title
Persistent Organic Pollutants in Muscle and Feather of Ten Avian Species from Māzandarān Province of Iran, on the Coast of the Caspian Sea.
- Authors
Rajaei, Fateme; Sari, Abbas; Bahramifar, Nader; Savabieasfahani, Mozhgan; Ghasempouri, Mahmood
- Abstract
Feather and muscle of 10 avian species (n = 46), were analyzed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). Muscle contained significantly higher PCB and OCP than liver and feather. Mean muscle and feather PCB was 408.5 ± 134.5 and 32 ± 4.5 ng/g wet weight. Highly chlorinated PCBs were found in muscle and liver while feather had PCBs with less chlorination. Gulls had highest levels of both pollutants. Gull feather PCB and OCP were strongly correlated with their levels in the liver and muscle tissues (0.6 < r < 0.9, p < 0.01). Analysis of gull feather can be used as a non-invasive method for monitoring organic pollutants.
- Subjects
CASPIAN Sea Coast; MAZANDARAN (Iran); IRAN; POLYCHLORINATED biphenyls; ORGANOCHLORINE pesticides; CHLORINATION
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2011, Vol 87, Issue 6, p678
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-011-0420-y