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in liver were generally below the threshold for toxic effects. Cadmium levels never exceed the threshold for toxic effects and were higher in species feeding more on cephalopods. While strandings data may result in samples biased towards animals in a poor state of health, dangerously high concentrations of PCBs were nonetheless frequently recorded in small cetacean blubber during
2001-03.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ECS/ASCOBANS/ACCOBAMS Joint Workshop on Chemical Pollution and Marine Mammals |
| Editors | Peter G.H. Evans |
| Place of Publication | Isle of Anglesey |
| Publisher | ECS |
| Pages | 72-84 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
| Event | Proceedings of the ECS/Ascobans/Accobams Joint Workshop: European Cetacean Society’s 25th Annual Conference - Cádiz, Spain Duration: 20 Mar 2011 → 20 Mar 2011 http://www.crru.org.uk/cust_images/pdfs/tetley_etal_ECS2011.pdf |
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| Name | ECS Special Publication Series |
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| Publisher | European Cetacean Society |
| Number | 55 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the ECS/Ascobans/Accobams Joint Workshop |
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| Country | Spain |
| City | Cádiz |
| Period | 20/03/11 → 20/03/11 |
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Bioaccumulation of POPs and toxic elements in small cetaceans along European Atlantic coasts. / Pierce, Graham J.; Caurant, Florence; Law, Robin J.
Proceedings of the ECS/ASCOBANS/ACCOBAMS Joint Workshop on Chemical Pollution and Marine Mammals. ed. / Peter G.H. Evans. Isle of Anglesey : ECS, 2013. p. 72-84 (ECS Special Publication Series ; No. 55).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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T1 - Bioaccumulation of POPs and toxic elements in small cetaceans along European Atlantic coasts
AU - Pierce, Graham J.
AU - Caurant, Florence
AU - Law, Robin J.
N1 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The results presented here derive from data collected during the EC-funded BIOCET project (Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in small cetaceans in European waters: transport pathways and impact on reproduction, EVK3-CT-2000-00027. As such they represent the work of a large team of project members and collaborators, including: Begoña Santos, Jennifer Learmonth, Jamie Banks, Sarah Bannon, Fiona Read, Gabrielle Stowasser, Jianjun Wang, Lindsay Brown, Bill Edwards (University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK); Emer Rogan, Sinead Murphy (University College, Cork, Ireland); Vincent Ridoux, Paco Bustamante, Virginie Lahaye, Willy Dabin, Olivier Van Canneyt, Laureline Meynier, Jérôme Spitz, Ghislain Dorémus, Cecile Vincent (University of La Rochelle / CRMM, France); Marjan Addink, Chris Smeenk, Manuel García-Hartmann (National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands); Jan Boon, Bart Zegers, Anchelique Mets (Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, The Netherlands); Angel González, Angel Guerra, Maria Teresa Fernandez, Camino Gestal (Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Vigo, Spain); Alain Zuur (Highland Statistics, UK); Colin Moffat (FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, UK); Christina Lockyer (Age Dynamics, Denmark); Bob Reid, Tony Patterson (SAC Veterinary Science Division, UK); Alfredo López, Josep Alonso (CEMMA, Spain) and other members of CEMMA; members of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group; Thierry Jauniaux, Jean-Marie Bouquegneau (University of Liège, Belgium); Claude Joiris, Ludo Holsbeek (Free University of Belgium); and Paul Jepson (Institute of Zoology, London, UK).
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Results on persistent organic and toxic element concentrations in tissues of small cetaceans from five northeast Atlantic European coastal regions in 2001-03 are summarised. PCB concentrations in blubber frequently exceeded the threshold at which effects on reproduction might be expected, notably in harbour porpoises from the southern North Sea (reflecting high concentrations in prey) and common dolphins from France. Concentrations were often higher in males than females, as expected since females transfer lipophilic pollutants to their offspring during pregnancy and lactation. Highest concentrations were recorded in blubber of bottlenose dolphins. The regional distributions of PBDE and HBCD concentrations differed from that of PCBs. Mercury concentrationsin liver were generally below the threshold for toxic effects. Cadmium levels never exceed the threshold for toxic effects and were higher in species feeding more on cephalopods. While strandings data may result in samples biased towards animals in a poor state of health, dangerously high concentrations of PCBs were nonetheless frequently recorded in small cetacean blubber during2001-03.
AB - Results on persistent organic and toxic element concentrations in tissues of small cetaceans from five northeast Atlantic European coastal regions in 2001-03 are summarised. PCB concentrations in blubber frequently exceeded the threshold at which effects on reproduction might be expected, notably in harbour porpoises from the southern North Sea (reflecting high concentrations in prey) and common dolphins from France. Concentrations were often higher in males than females, as expected since females transfer lipophilic pollutants to their offspring during pregnancy and lactation. Highest concentrations were recorded in blubber of bottlenose dolphins. The regional distributions of PBDE and HBCD concentrations differed from that of PCBs. Mercury concentrationsin liver were generally below the threshold for toxic effects. Cadmium levels never exceed the threshold for toxic effects and were higher in species feeding more on cephalopods. While strandings data may result in samples biased towards animals in a poor state of health, dangerously high concentrations of PCBs were nonetheless frequently recorded in small cetacean blubber during2001-03.
M3 - Chapter
T3 - ECS Special Publication Series
SP - 72
EP - 84
BT - Proceedings of the ECS/ASCOBANS/ACCOBAMS Joint Workshop on Chemical Pollution and Marine Mammals
A2 - Evans, Peter G.H.
PB - ECS
CY - Isle of Anglesey
ER -