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Persistent organic pollutants in juvenile Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) in South America

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Baldassin, P. [1] ; Taniguchi, S. [1] ; Gallo, H. [2, 3] ; Maranho, A. [4] ; Kolesnikovas, C. [5] ; Amorim, D. B. [6, 7] ; Mansilla, M. [8] ; Navarro, R. M. [9] ; Tabeira, L. C. [10] ; Bicego, M. C. [1] ; Montone, R. C. [1]
Total Authors: 11
Affiliation:
[1] IO USP, Lab Quim Organ Marinha, Praca Oceanog 191, BR-05508120 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Inst Argonauta Conservacao Costeira & Marinha, Rua Guarani 835, BR-11680000 Ubatuba, SP - Brazil
[3] Aquario Ubatuba, Rua Guarani 859, BR-11680000 Ubatuba, SP - Brazil
[4] Inst Gremar, Ave Oswaldo Cruz 1412, BR-1146010 Guaruja, SP - Brazil
[5] Assoc R3 Anim, Rua Coroas 469, Florianopolis, SC - Brazil
[6] Univ Fed Rio Grande CECLIMAR IB UFRGS, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Estudos Costeiros Limnol & Marinhos, Ave Tramandai 976, BR-95625000 Imbe, RS - Brazil
[7] Grp Estudos Mamiferos Aquat Rio Grande Sul GEMARS, Ave Tramandai 976, BR-95625000 Imbe, RS - Brazil
[8] Univ San Sebastian, Fac Med Vet, Campus Tres Pascualas Concepcion, Concepcion - Chile
[9] Nat Patagonia, Ctr Rehabil Lenadura, Kilometro 7 Sur, Punta Arenas - Chile
[10] Soc Conservac Biodiversidad Maldonado SOCOBIOMA, Maldonado - Uruguay
Total Affiliations: 10
Document type: Journal article
Source: Chemosphere; v. 149, p. 391-399, APR 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus, are the most abundant penguins living in temperate regions of South America and are good indicators of environmental pollution in the region. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were detected in the liver of Magellanic penguins found debilitated or dead on the beaches of Brazil (states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) between 2008 and 2012 as well as in Uruguay and Chile in 2011. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were more prevalent than organochlorine pesticides (DDT5 similar to HCB similar to Drins) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Among PCBs, penta-, hexa- and hepta-chlorinated congeners were predominant. Concentrations of POPs were similar between the Pacific and Atlantic penguin populations, except for PCBs, which were relatively higher in the Pacific population. During the study years (2008-2012), large variations were found in organochlorine pesticides and PCBs tended to decline. Overall, the southern portion of South America has low concentrations of POPs, with either a constant trend or evidence of decline. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/07227-2 - Magellanicus penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) as persistent organic pollutant indicators in the Western South Atlantic
Grantee:Paula Baldassin
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 12/10323-9 - Assessment of organic pollutants in Magellanic penguins Spheniscus magellanicus found on the occidental South Atlantic
Grantee:Márcia Caruso Bícego
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants