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Relationship of polychlorinated dibenzo‐ p ‐dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran levels to stable‐nitrogen isotope abundance in marine birds and mammals in coastal california
Author(s) -
Jarman Walter M.,
Sydeman William J.,
Hobson Keith A.,
Bergqvist PerAnders
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620160521
Subject(s) - cormorant , blubber , congener , bioaccumulation , bird egg , polychlorinated dibenzofurans , environmental chemistry , dibenzofuran , seabird , fishery , chemistry , ecology , biology , predation , organic chemistry
Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo‐ p ‐dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were determined in common murre ( Uria aalge ), Brandt's cormorant ( Phalacrocorax penicillatus ), rhinoceros auklet ( Cerorhinca monocerata ), and pigeon guillemot ( Cepphus columba ) eggs, and Steller sea lion ( Eumetopias jubatus ) blubber collected from the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in 1993. In addition, the samples were analyzed for stable‐nitrogen isotopes (δ 15 N). Of the PCDDs and PCDFs, the 2,3,7,8‐TCDD (TCDD) and 2,3,7,8‐TCDF (TCDF) congeners were the most prominent in the birds. The levels of TCDD in the eggs ranged from 0.2 to 6.6 ng/wet kg in the pigeon guillemot and Brandt's cormorant, respectively. The TCDF ranged from 0.30 to 2.25 ng/kg in the pigeon guillemot and Brandt's cormorant eggs, respectively. Other prominent PCDD and PCDF congeners detected in all bird species were 1,2,3,6,7,8‐HxCDD, 2,3,4,7,8‐PeCDF, 1,2,3,7,8‐PeCDD, and 1,2,3,4,6,7,8‐HpCDD. In the Steller sea lion the most prominent congeners were 1,2,3,7,8‐PeCDD at 3.2 ng/kg, 2,3,7,8‐TCDD at 2.9 ng/kg, OCDF at 2.2 ng/kg, 1,2,3,6,7,8‐HxCDD at 1.92 ng/kg, and 1,2,3,4,7,8‐HxCDF at 1.3 ng/kg. Stable‐nitrogen values ranged from 16.9‰ in the pigeon guillemot and rhinoceros auklet to 19.8% in the Steller sea lion.