Perfluoroalkyl substances in eggs and plasma of an avian top predator, great skua (Stercorarius skua), in the north Atlantic

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 569-576

  Leat, Eliza H K ^a   Bourgeon, Sophie ^b   Eze, Jude I ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^c   Williamson, Mary ^c   Bustnes, Jan O ^b   Furness, Robert W ^a   Borgå, Katrine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Marine; Maternal transfer; Temporal change; Trophic level; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

MARINE; MATERNAL TRANSFER; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WILDLIFE;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

PLASMAS;

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUORO OCTANESULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROALKYL; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATE; PERFLUORODECANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEPTANE SULFONATE; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROSULFONATE; PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROTRIDECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AVIFAUNA; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIPID; MATERNAL EFFECT; NICHE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEABIRD; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEABIRD; STERCORARIUS SKUA;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; MALE; OVUM; SULFONAMIDES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873971171     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2101     Document Type: Article

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