Authors: Charles Lemarchand René Rosoux MarieEve Pénide Philippe Berny
Publish Date: 2011/11/05
Volume: 88, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-93
Abstract
In this study osprey Pandion haliaetus tissues collected in France were used for contaminants analyses by a noninvasive approach 53 pesticides organochlorine organophosphate carbamate pyrethroids herbicides anticoagulant rodenticides 13 PCBs and 5 metals mercury lead cadmium copper and arsenic were quantified in liver of 14 individual samples PCBs and mercury were frequent mean 05 mg/kg range dl−26 mg/kg and mean 34 mg/kg range dl−163 mg/kg wet weight respectively Interindividual variations in contaminant diversity and amounts were noticed Immediate conservation of the species in the country does not seem to be threatened by global contaminationAuthors wish to thank the osprey sampling network members see text D Vey of VetAgro Sup Toxicology unit This study was financially supported by European Commission FEDER Etablissement Public Loire Plan Loire Grandeur Nature VetAgro Sup MEEDDM DREAL Centre ONF and Ville d’Orléans
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