Terrestrial birds
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 15.8% | mean eggshell thinning compared to "pre-pesticide" reference eggs | Female | Adult | 78 eggs | Rankin Inlet | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | log DDE in eggs = 0.9723 + 0.8506(log DDE in plasma); r = 0.66 | log-log relationship between DDE in plasma of female birds and DDE in eggs | Female | Adult | 10 females | Rankin Inlet | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
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DDE (4,4'-), POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 11.4% | percent eggshell thinning compared to pre-DDT reference eggs | Female | Adult | 8 nests | Kola Peninsula | Toxicity Factor Datasets | RUSSIA |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-), POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 11% decrease | eggshell thickness compared to pre-1947 reference eggs | Female | Adult | 112 eggs | eastern U.S. coast | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
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MERCURY (elemental) | 2.80 - 10.60 ppm, dry wt (females) 3.70 - 8.95 ppm, dry wt (males) |
range of concentrations measured in primary and rectrix feathers | Both Male and Female | Adult | 3 sample periods; 1-9 birds/sample period | Southern Sweden | Toxicity Factor Datasets | SWEDEN |
MERCURY (elemental) | 6.90-29.50 ppm, dry wt (females) 12.10 ppm, dry wt (males) |
concentrations measured in primary and rectrix feathers | Both Male and Female | Adult | 20 females, 1 male | Northern Sweden | Toxicity Factor Datasets | SWEDEN |
MERCURY (elemental) | 2.79 (3.10) ppm, dry wt | mean (SD) concentration measured in feathers | Not Reported | Juvenile | 3 nests | Southern Sweden | Toxicity Factor Datasets | SWEDEN |
MERCURY (elemental) | 8.31(2.59) ppm, dry wt | mean (SD) concentration measured in feathers | Not Reported | Juvenile | 3 nests | Northern Sweden | Toxicity Factor Datasets | SWEDEN |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1248, AROCLOR 1254, AROCLOR 1260, DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), MERCURY COMPOUNDS | no effect | eggshell thickness compared to pre-1947 reference eggs | Female | Adult | 9 eggs | urban nest sites | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 1.89 (1.27-2.43) -6.96 (3.28-13.37) ppm, wet wt | annual mean (range) concentrations in eggs | Female | Adult | 3-6 eggs/year | Amchitka Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
DDE (4,4'-) | 7.5% decrease | eggshell thickness compared to "pre-pesticide" reference eggs | Female | Adult | 3-6 eggs/year | Amchitka Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-) | review | concentrations of chemicals in eggs and diet associated with mortality and eggshell thinning (various raptor species) | Not Reported | Adult | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DIELDRIN | review | concentrations in brain associated with mortality (various raptor species) | Not Reported | Not Reported | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 13.1% and 13.6% decreases in tundrius and anatum ssp. | eggshell thickness compared to pre-1947 reference eggs | Female | Adult | 21 and 34 eggs for tundrius and anatum ssp. | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | review | eggshell thickness compared to that of pre-1945 eggs | Female | Adult | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | GLOBAL |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 21.7% decrease (tundra population); 16.8% decrease (taiga population); 7.5% decrease (Aleutian population) | eggshell thickness compared to pre-1947 reference eggs | Female | Adult | 23 eggs (tundra pop.); 14 eggs (taiga pop.); 11 eggs (Aleutian pop.) | Colville River (tundra); Yukon River (taiga); Amchitka Island (Aleutian) | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PARATHION | 56% decrease at 4.6 ppm | mean plasma cholinesterase activity relative to control | Not Reported | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | no effect | mean organ and carcass weights | Both Male and Female | Adult | 16 pairs/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHYLPARATHION | decrease at 2, 3 mg/kg bw | cloacal temperature | Both Male and Female | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
METHYLPARATHION | decrease at 2, 3 mg/kg bw | plasma cholinesterase activity 2 hr post-dose | Both Male and Female | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
METHYLPARATHION | decrease at 1, 2, 3 mg/kg bw | brain acetylcholinesterase activity 10 hr post-dose | Both Male and Female | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
METHYLPARATHION | increased at 2, 3 mg/kg bw | plasma glucose concentrations | Both Male and Female | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARBOFURAN | 1.7-7.4 ppm (wet wt) | carcass residues of kestrels found dead | Not Reported | Not Reported | 3 birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 88.1 ppm (dry wt) | mean liver residues in birds that survived | Male | Adult | 11 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FLUORIDE, SODIUM | 247.0 +/- 103.1 ppm @ 0 ppm; 6137.9 +/- 823.8 ppm @ 1120 ppm; 10,272.6 +/- 865.8 ppm @ 2240 ppm | mean fluoride content in the diaphyses of femurae | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 9-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 7 d | Laboratory | |
FLUORIDE, SODIUM | no effect | growth of body weight and skeletal components (skull, bill, tarsus, antebrachium, and manus) | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 9-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 7 d | Laboratory | |
FLUORIDE, SODIUM | increased at 1120, 2240 ppm | % bone ash | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 9-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 7 d | Laboratory | |
FLUORIDE, SODIUM | decreased at 2240 ppm | bonebreaking strength | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 9-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 7 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254, MIREX | no effect | sperm motility | Male | Adult | 5-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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PHOSPHORUS (YELLOW OR WHITE) | no effect | occurence of phosphorus intoxication symptoms | Not Reported | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS | 7.5 ppm Se, dry wt | maximum observed Se concentration in blood | Both Male and Female | Adult | 10 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENOMETHIONINE | no effect | incidence of mortality or signs of toxicity | Both Male and Female | Adult | 9-10 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | reduced @ 233 ng/g | percent hatching success, percent pipped versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 24-26/treatment group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | hatchling | Laboratory | |
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | reduced @ 233 ng/g | liver weight, radius and femur length versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 24-26/treatment group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | hatchling | Laboratory | |
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | increased @ 2.3, 23, 233 ng/g | incidence of malformations or edema, and EROD activity versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 24-26/treatment group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | hatchling | Laboratory | |
PCB 77 (3,3',4,4'-TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL) | reduced @ 100, 1000 ng/g | percent hatching success, percent pipped versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 24-26/treatment group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | hatchling | Laboratory | |
PCB 77 (3,3',4,4'-TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL) | reduced @ 1000 ng/g | humerus length versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 24-26/treatment group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | hatchling | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENOMETHIONINE | no effect | percent of pairs that laid eggs, number of fertile pairs and egg hatchability versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 15 pairs/treatment group; 10 control pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENOMETHIONINE | no effect | egg mass, width, length, and volume versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 15 pairs/treatment group; 10 control pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENOMETHIONINE | reduced @ 12 ppm Se | ratio of # fertile eggs to total # eggs laid versus 6 ppm Se group | Both Male and Female | Adult | 15 pairs/treatment group; 10 control pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENOMETHIONINE | no effect | incidence of embryo deformities versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 15 pairs/treatment group; 10 control pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | 31% decrease at 625 mg/kg bw 14% decrease at 125 mg/kg bw |
hematocrit | Both Male and Female | Nestling | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
LEAD (elemental) | 48% decrease at 625 mg/kg bw 27% decrease at 125 mg/kg bw 12% decrease at 25 mg/kg bw |
red blood cell hemoglobin content | Both Male and Female | Nestling | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
LEAD (elemental) | decrease at all doses (45-59%) | red blood cell delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase | Both Male and Female | Nestling | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
LEAD (elemental) | 30% decrease at 625 mg/kg bw 25% decrease at 125 mg/kg bw |
plasma creatine phosphokinase | Both Male and Female | Nestling | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD COMPOUNDS | 1.13 ppm blood at 212 ppm; 1.69 ppm blood at 448 ppm | mean lead concentration in blood | Both Male and Female | Adult | 8-14/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1-2 yr | Laboratory | |
LEAD COMPOUNDS | 7.84 ppm femur at 120 ppm; 16.60 ppm femur at 212 ppm; 18.44 ppm femur at 448 ppm | mean lead concentration in femur | Both Male and Female | Adult | 8-14/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1-2 yr | Laboratory | |
LEAD COMPOUNDS | no effect | packed cell volume, hemoglogin concentration, erythrocyte counts | Both Male and Female | Adult | 8-14/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1-2 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | no effect | variance in kestrel response time to prey stimulus | Not Reported | Adult | 6 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DDE (4,4'-) | 1.37 (0.10 SE) mg/kg | mean DDE concentration in blood (wet wt) | Not Reported | Adult | 6 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 10% decrease | eggshell thickness change relative to control | Female | Adult | 34 eggs | Cayuga Lake Basin | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254, POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS | increased @ 0.5, 5 ppm | in vitro microsomal breakdown of oestradiol | Both Male and Female | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
AROCLOR 1262, POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS | increased @ 0.5, 5 ppm | in vitro microsomal breakdown of oestradiol | Both Male and Female | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
AROCLOR 1254, POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS | increased @ 5 ppm | amount of liver cytoplasmic RNA | Both Male and Female | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PARAQUAT | 22% @ 10 mg/kg, 18% @ 25 mg/kg, 44% @ 60 mg/kg | percent mortality | Not Reported | Juvenile | 11/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
PARAQUAT | 86% of control @ 25 mg/kg, 74% of control @ 60 mg/kg | body weight by 10 days of dosing | Not Reported | Juvenile | 11/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
PARAQUAT | 11% @ 25 mg/kg, 25% @ 60 mg/kg | percent increase over controls in brain to body weight ratio | Not Reported | Juvenile | 11/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
PARAQUAT | 14% @ 25 mg/kg, 18% @ 60 mg/kg | percent increase over controls in liver to body weight ratio | Not Reported | Juvenile | 11/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FENTHION | 100% | Male | Adult | 14 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | ||
FENTHION | 77.9-92% | range of brain acetylcholinesterase inhibition (relative to control) in birds that died | Male | Adult | 14 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
FENTHION | 96% | range of plasma cholinesterase inhibition (relative to control) in birds that died | Male | Adult | 14 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DICOFOL | decreased 5.45% (@ 5 mg/kg), 10.98% (@ 20 mg/kg) | eggshell thickness compared to controls | Female | Adult | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DICOFOL | non-detectable (@ 5 mg/kg), 560 ng/g (@ 20 mg/kg) | mean concentration of metabolite dichlorobenzophenone in eggs | Female | Adult | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DICOFOL | increased @ 5 and 20 mg/kg | incidence of abnormal embyronic gonads | Both Male and Female | Embryo | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | decrease at 10 ppm | mean eggshell thickness | Female | Adult | 8-10 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DDE (4,4'-) | 0.71 (0.05 SE) ppm at 0 ppm, 32.4 (2.78 SE) ppm at 10 ppm |
mean residues in eggs | Female | Embryo | 9-10 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIMETHYLMERCURY | no effect | eggshell thickness | Female | Adult | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACEPHATE, DDE (4,4'-) | no effect | prey capturing behavior | Not Reported | Adult | 5-6/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCB 105 (2,3,3',4,4'-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL), PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL), PCB 153 (2,2',4,4',5,5'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL) | increased with PCB 153 | aminopyrine N-demethylase and aldrin epoxidase activities in liver | Female | Adult | 5-6/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | review | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | California Counties |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2,4,5-) | increased post-application from 1 to 4.1 birds per 40 ha | population density | Adult | 9 censuses pre- and post-spray | Truckee area | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Nevada |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Error | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | 198.2 ug/g, dry wt | lead concentration in bone | Not Reported | Adult | 10 birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 39.9 SE | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254 | no effect | progesterone concentration in blood | Female | Adult | 10-13/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
AROCLOR 1254 | earlier @ 10 ppm | timing of peak progesterone concentration in blood | Female | Adult | 10-13/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDT (4,4'-) | no effect | Not Reported | Embryo | 2 eggs | Patuxent Research Refuge | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AZINPHOS-METHYL (GUTHION), DIMETHOATE, ENDOSULFAN, METHYLPARATHION, PARATHION, PERMETHRIN, THIRAM, ZIRAM | decreased in conventional orchards | daily survival rates | Not Reported | Nestling | 29 conventional nests | York Springs, Adams Co. | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
AZINPHOS-METHYL (GUTHION), DIMETHOATE, ENDOSULFAN, METHYLPARATHION, PARATHION, PERMETHRIN, THIRAM, ZIRAM | decreased in conventional orchards | hatching success | Not Reported | Nestling | 29 conventional nests | York Springs, Adams Co. | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
AZINPHOS-METHYL (GUTHION), DIMETHOATE, ENDOSULFAN, METHYLPARATHION, PARATHION, PERMETHRIN, THIRAM, ZIRAM | no effect | numbers of eggs laid or number of fledglings produced | Not Reported | Both Adults and Juveniles | 29 conventional nests | York Springs, Adams Co. | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | no effect | post-dosing survival of free-ranging radio-transmittered birds | Not Reported | Both Adults and Juveniles | 26 treated birds, 29 control birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | see figures | figure for each dose, showing metabolic rate at increasing ambient temperatures | Not Reported | Adult | 10 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | decreased | blood delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity | Not Reported | Not Reported | 5 birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Condition | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254 | increased at 10, 40 ppm | length of courtship period | Both Male and Female | Adult | 8/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | breeding | Laboratory | |
AROCLOR 1254 | decreased at 40 ppm | courtship behavior score (intensity) | Both Male and Female | Adult | 8/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | breeding | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALDRIN, DIELDRIN | <0.1 ppm aldrin, 3.8 ppm dieldrin, 0.3 ppm DDT and metabolites, wet wt | post-mortem whole body concentrations | Not Reported | Not Reported | 1 bird | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | light lesions present | histological exam of acid-fast intranuclear inclusions of cells of kidney proximal convoluted tubules | Not Reported | Not Reported | 2 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia formerly Speotyto cunicularia)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEPTACHLOR | no effect | eggshell thickness | Female | Adult | 6 nests | Columbia Basin | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TERBUFOS | no effect | occurence of pesticide metabolites in fecal-urate samples | Not Reported | Not Reported | 29 owls | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIELDRIN | 0.01 +/- 0.003 ppm (uncontaminated site); 0.22 +/- 0.03 ppm (contaminated site) | mean (+/- SE) concentrations in plasma | Not Reported | Juvenile | 6 birds on contaminated sites; 10 birds on uncontaminated sites | Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FAMPHUR | 85% decrease | post-mortem brain cholinesterase activity compared to control | Not Reported | Not Reported | 1 owl | Malheur County | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STRYCHNINE, ZINC PHOSPHIDE | review | summaries of sublethal effects due to organochlorine, anticholinesterase, anticoagulant, strychnine pesticides | Not Reported | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA, USA |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHLOROPHACINONE | 99 ug | total carcass residues 28 d after removal from treatment | Not Reported | Adult | 1 owl | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
CHLOROPHACINONE | no effect | occurence of external bleeding or internal abnormalities after removal from treated diet | Not Reported | Adult | 1 owl | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIELDRIN | increased at 1, 2, 4, 8 mg/kg/d | rate of mortality compared with controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 10-11/dose | collected in San Diego County, CA | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 day post-hatch (begin) | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 3.09 (0.09 SE) ppm, wet wt | concentration in eggs | Not Reported | Embryo | 20 clutches, 104 eggs | southern IL | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
DDE (4,4'-) | decreased | eggshell thickness index compared with reference samples collected in 1875-95 | Not Reported | Embryo | 20 clutches, 104 eggs | southern IL | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
DDE (4,4'-) | y = 92.610 - 2.412 log x | linear negative correlation of egg DDE concentration and shell thickness | Not Reported | Embryo | 20 clutches, 104 eggs | southern IL | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia formerly Speotyto cunicularia), Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|
CARBARYL, CARBOFURAN, DDE (4,4'-) | review | Toxicity Factor Datasets | |
CARBARYL, CARBOFURAN, DDE (4,4'-) | review | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Alameda Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia ssp. pusillula)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | California Counties | Condition | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE (1,2,5,6-) | 5 | description | Both Male and Female | Adult | sample size | location | Toxicity Factor Datasets | age | Alameda | condition | Laboratory |
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALDRIN, DIELDRIN | 6.1 ppm (brain), 10.7 ppm (body remainder) dieldrin, wet wt | post-mortem concentrations | Not Reported | Not Reported | 1 bird | Toxicity Factor Datasets |