title: Tissue concentrations of pesticides, PCBs and metals among ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, collected in France.
abstract: In this study, osprey (Pandion haliaetus) tissues collected in France were used for contaminants analyses by a non-invasive 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 0.5 mg/kg, range < d.l.-2.6 mg/kg and mean 3.4 mg/kg, range < d.l.-16.3 mg/kg wet weight, respectively). Inter-individual variations in contaminant diversity and amounts were noticed. Immediate conservation of the species in the country does not seem to be threatened by global contamination.
authors: VetAgro-Sup Campus Vétérinaire de Lyon, laboratoire de toxicologie, UMR INRA 1233, 1 avenue Bourgelat, 69280, Marcy l'Etoile, France. Charles.LEMARCHAND@univ-bpclermont.fr
authors: Charles
authors: C
authors: Lemarchand
authors: René
authors: R
authors: Rosoux
authors: Marie-Eve
authors: ME
authors: Pénide
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Berny
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020307:Eagles / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals; D010575:Pesticides; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls