Long term trends and sources of organochlorine contamination in Canadian tundra peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus tundrius

Author(s)
Johnstone, Robin M., Gordon S. Court, Adrian C. Fesser, D. Mark Bradley, Lynn W. Oliphant, and James D. MacNeil
Year
Article Title
Long term trends and sources of organochlorine contamination in Canadian tundra peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus tundrius
Volume
93
Issue
2
Pages
109-120
Start Page Number
109
Final Page
120
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Datapoints

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Species: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Chemical Toxicity Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Life Cycle Stage Study Duration Specific Location Type
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TOX-EXP IND - accumulation geometric mean (range) residues in eggs, ppm, wet wt 8.31 (1.67-45.63; PCBs); 4.45 (0.76-28.05; DDE); 0.36 (0.05-1.80; dieldrin) 20 eggs Adult 1991-1994 Rankin Inlet Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TOX-REPRO - physiology percent eggshell thinning compared with pre-DDT reference eggs 15% 20 eggs Adult 1991-1994 Rankin Inlet Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TOX-EXP IND - accumulation geometric mean residues (range) in plasma, ppm, wet wt of nestlings 0.12 (0-2.59; PCBs); 0.06 (0-2.70; DDE); ND (0-0.06; dieldrin) 79 nestlings Juvenile 1991-1994 Rankin Inlet Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TOX-EXP IND - accumulation geometric mean residues (range) in plasma, ppm, wet wt of adult birds males: 0.15 (0-3.27; PCBs); 0.31 (0.05-1.95; DDE); 0.03 (0-0.30; dieldrin)
females: 0.87 (0-6.82; PCBs); 0.63 (0-4.23; DDE); 0.04 (0-0.37; dieldrin) 		26 males, 34 females Adult 1991-1994 Rankin Inlet Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TOX-EXP IND - accumulation range of residues in liver and breast muscle (ppm, wet wt) of 22-31 day old nestlings found dead liver: 1.58-59.45, PCBs; 0.99-18.84, DDE; 0.06-0.79, dieldrin
breast: 0.35-57.30, PCBs; 0.30-16.95, DDE; 0-0.19, dieldrin 		7 birds Juvenile 1991-1994 Rankin Inlet Toxicity Factor Datasets

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