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dc.contributor.authorMonclús, Laura
dc.contributor.authorLøseth, Mari Engvig
dc.contributor.authorDahlberg Persson, Marie Johanne
dc.contributor.authorEulaers, Igor
dc.contributor.authorKleven, Oddmund
dc.contributor.authorCovaci, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorBenskin, Jonathan P.
dc.contributor.authorAwad, Raed
dc.contributor.authorZubrod, Jochen P.
dc.contributor.authorSchulz, Ralf
dc.contributor.authorWabakken, Petter
dc.contributor.authorHeggøy, Oddvar
dc.contributor.authorØien, Ingar Jostein
dc.contributor.authorSteinsvåg, Magnus Johan
dc.contributor.authorJaspers, Veerle
dc.contributor.authorNygård, Torgeir
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T12:37:16Z
dc.date.available2022-06-20T12:37:16Z
dc.date.created2021-11-22T14:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Research. 2021, 204 .en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-9351
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2999631
dc.description.abstractThe occurrence of organohalogenated compounds (OHCs) in wildlife has received considerable attention over the last decades. Among the matrices used for OHCs biomonitoring, feathers are particularly useful as they can be collected in a minimally or non-invasive manner. In this study, concentrations of various legacy OHCs –polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)–, as well as emerging OHCs –per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and organophosphate ester flame retardants (OPEs)– were determined in feathers of 72 Eurasian eagle-owls (Bubo bubo) from Norway, with the goal of studying spatiotemporal variation using a non-invasive approach. Molted feathers were collected at nest sites from northern, central and southern Norway across four summers (2013–2016). Additionally, two museum-archived feathers from 1979 to 1989 were included. Stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen isotopes (δ15N) were used as dietary proxies. In total, 11 PFAS (sum range 8.25–215.90 ng g−1), 15 PCBs (4.19–430.01 ng g−1), 6 OCPs (1.48–220.94 ng g−1), 5 PBDEs (0.21–5.32 ng g−1) and 3 OPEs (4.49–222.21 ng g−1) were quantified. While we observed large variation in the values of both stable isotopes, suggesting a diverse diet of the eagle-owls, only δ13C seemed to explain variation in PFAS concentrations. Geographic area and year were influential factors for δ15N and δ13C. Considerable spatial variation was observed in PFAS levels, with the southern area showing higher levels compared to northern and central Norway. For the rest of OHCs, we observed between-year variations; sum concentrations of PCBs, OCPs, PBDEs and OPEs reached a maximum in 2015 and 2016. Concentrations from 1979 to 1989 were within the ranges observed between 2013 and 2016. Overall, our data indicate high levels of legacy and emerging OHCs in a top predator in Norway, further highlighting the risk posed by OHCs to wildlife.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectBird of preyen_US
dc.subjectFeathersen_US
dc.subjectIsotopesen_US
dc.subjectOPEen_US
dc.subjectPFASen_US
dc.subjectPOPen_US
dc.titleLegacy and emerging organohalogenated compounds in feathers of Eurasian eagle-owls (Bubo bubo) in Norway: Spatiotemporal variations and associations with dietary proxies (δ13C and δ15N)en_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoology and botany: 480en_US
dc.source.volume204en_US
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Researchen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2021.112372
dc.identifier.cristin1957353
dc.relation.projectAndre: County governor of Nordlanden_US
dc.relation.projectAndre: County Governor of Trøndelagen_US
dc.source.articlenumber112372en_US
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