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Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

Paola Movalli, Guy Duke, Gloria Ramello, René Dekker, more

Environmental Science and Pollution Research > 2019 > 26 > 28 > 29503- 29505

The correct affiliation of Sabrina Lo Brutto is shown in this paper.

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Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

Paola Movalli, Guy Duke, Gloria Ramello, René Dekker, more

Environmental Science and Pollution Research > 2019 > 26 > 20 > 20132- 20136

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In ovo transformation of two emerging flame retardants in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Nathalie Briels, Mari E. Løseth, Tomasz M. Ciesielski, Govindan Malarvannan, more

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety > 2018 > 149 > C > 51-57

Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP) and Dechlorane Plus (DP) are two chlorinated, alternative flame retardants that have been found in wild birds and bird eggs. Little is known about the fate and effect of these compounds in birds, especially during the vulnerable stages of embryonic development. To investigate the ability of birds to biotransform these compounds, an in ovo exposure experiment...

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Trace element concentrations in feathers and blood of Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings from Norway and Spain

Kevin J. Dolan, Tomasz M. Ciesielski, Syverin Lierhagen, Igor Eulaers, more

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety > 2017 > 144 > C > 564-571

Information on trace element pollution in the terrestrial environment and its biota is limited compared to the marine environment. In the present study, we collected body feathers and blood of 37 Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings from Tromsø (northern Norway), Trondheim (central Norway), and Murcia (southeastern Spain) to study regional exposure, hypothesizing the potential health risks...

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Organohalogenated contaminants in plasma and eggs of rockhopper penguins: Does vitellogenin affect maternal transfer?

Nina Dehnhard, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Laurent Demongin, Evi Van den Steen, more

Environmental Pollution > 2017 > 226 > C > 277-287

Although many studies have investigated organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) in yolk, little is known about the mechanisms and timing of transfer of OHCs from the female to the egg. Vitellogenin, a yolk precursor, has been suggested to play a role in this transport.We here report for the first time the temporal changes in OHC and an index of vitellogenin concentrations in female plasma from the pre-laying...

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Oxidative stress responses in relationship to persistent organic pollutant levels in feathers and blood of two predatory bird species from Pakistan

Naeem Akhtar Abbasi, Augustine Arukwe, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Igor Eulaers, more

Science of The Total Environment > 2017 > 580 > C > 26-33

To date, knowledge of persistent organic pollutant (POP) mediated oxidative stress responses in avian species is rather limited. We therefore investigated whether exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in two predatory bird species, namely black kite (Milvus migrans) and spotted owlet (Athene brama), was associated to activities of antioxidant enzymes,...

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Transfer of hexabromocyclododecane flame retardant isomers from captive American kestrel eggs to feathers and their association with thyroid hormones and growth

Sarah C. Marteinson, Igor Eulaers, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Adrian Covaci, more

Environmental Pollution > 2017 > 220 > PA > 441-451

Feathers are useful for monitoring contaminants in wild birds and are increasingly used to determine persistent organic pollutants. However, few studies have been conducted on birds with known exposure levels. We aimed to determine how well nestling feather concentrations reflect in ovo exposure to hexabromocyclododecane (α-, β- and γ-HBCDD), and to determine if feather concentrations are related...

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Use of feathers to assess polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide exposure in top predatory bird species of Pakistan

Naeem Akhtar Abbasi, Igor Eulaers, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhry, more

Science of The Total Environment > 2016 > 569-570 > C > 1408-1417

Little is known about the levels of organochlorines (OCs) in predatory bird species from Asia or the factors governing their concentrations. This study is the first report on concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in predatory birds of Pakistan. The concentrations of PCBs and OCPs were investigated using tail feathers of ten different species of predatory...

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Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: Bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ13C, δ15N and δ34S)

Igor Eulaers, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Duncan J. Halley, Gilles Lepoint, more

Science of the Total Environment > 2014 > 478 > Complete > 48-57

Very little is known on the exposure of high trophic level species to current-use brominated (BFRs) and phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs), although observations on their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and toxicity have been made. We investigated the accumulation of BFRs and PFRs, and their associations with dietary proxies (δ ¹³ C, δ ¹⁵ N and δ ³⁴ S), in plasma and...

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Legacy and current-use brominated flame retardants in the Barn Owl

Igor Eulaers, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Rianne Pinxten, Adrian Covaci, more

Science of the Total Environment > 2014 > 472 > Complete > 454-462

The present study investigated the current-use brominated flame retardants (BFRs) tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), simultaneously with legacy polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), in Barn Owls (Tyto alba) collected from two regions with a contrasting degree of urbanisation and vicinity to point sources (Flanders in Belgium versus Normandy in France). Both tissues...

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Plasma concentrations of organohalogenated pollutants in predatory bird nestlings: Associations to growth rate and dietary tracers

Jan O. Bustnes, Bård J. Bårdsen, Dorte Herzke, Trond V. Johnsen, more

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry > 32 > 11 > 2520 - 2527

The extent to which persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with different physicochemical properties originated from the food (dietary input) was assessed in raptor nestlings. Lipophilic polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) 153, 1‐dichloro‐2,2‐bis(p‐chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p'‐DDE), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and protein‐bound perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), were measured repeatedly in blood plasma of...

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Ecological and spatial factors drive intra- and interspecific variation in exposure of subarctic predatory bird nestlings to persistent organic pollutants

Igor Eulaers, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Jan O. Bustnes, Adrian Covaci, more

Environment International > 2013 > 57-58 > Complete > 25-33

Top predators in northern ecosystems may suffer from exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as this exposure may synergistically interact with already elevated natural stress in these ecosystems. In the present study, we aimed at identifying biological (sex, body condition), ecological (dietary carbon source, trophic level) and spatial factors (local habitat, regional nest location) that...

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Perfluoroalkyl substances in soft tissues and tail feathers of Belgian barn owls (Tyto alba) using statistical methods for left-censored data to handle non-detects

Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Dorte Herzke, Igor Eulaers, Brenda W. Gillespie, more

Environment International > 2013 > 52 > Complete > 9-16

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were investigated in tail feathers and soft tissues (liver, muscle, preen gland and adipose tissue) of barn owl (Tyto alba) road-kill victims (n=15) collected in the province of Antwerp (Belgium). A major PFAS producing facility is located in the Antwerp area and levels of PFASs in biota from that region have been found to be very high in previous studies. We aimed...

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Can starling eggs be useful as a biomonitoring tool to study organohalogenated contaminants on a worldwide scale?

Marcel Eens, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Evi Van den Steen, Melissa Bateson, more

Environment International > 2013 > 51 > Complete > 141-149

Large-scale international monitoring studies are important to assess emission patterns and environmental distributions of organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) on a worldwide scale. In this study, the presence of OHCs was investigated on three continents (Europe, North America and Australasia), using eggs of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris and Sturnus unicolor) to assess their suitability for large-scale...

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Blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters as biomarker endpoints for organohalogen contaminant exposure in Norwegian raptor nestlings

Christian Sonne, Jan O. Bustnes, Dorte Herzke, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, more

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety > 2012 > 80 > Complete > 76-83

Raptors are exposed to biomagnifying and toxic organohalogenated compounds (OHCs) such as organochlorines, brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated compounds. To investigate how OHC exposure may affect biochemical pathways we collected blood plasma from Norwegian northern goshawk (n=56), golden eagle (n=12) and white-tailed eagle (n=36) nestlings during three consecutive breeding seasons. We...

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A comparison of non-destructive sampling strategies to assess the exposure of white-tailed eagle nestlings (Haliaeetus albicilla) to persistent organic pollutants

Igor Eulaers, Adrian Covaci, Jelle Hofman, Torgeir Nygård, more

Science of the Total Environment > 2011 > 410-411 > Complete > 258-265

To circumvent difficulties associated with monitoring adult predatory birds, we investigated the feasibility of different non-destructive strategies for nestling white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla). We were able to quantify polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) in body feathers (16.92, 3.37 and 7.81ngg ⁻¹ dw,...

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Body feathers as a potential new biomonitoring tool in raptors: A study on organohalogenated contaminants in different feather types and preen oil of West Greenland white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla)

Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Francisco Soler Rodriguez, David Boertmann, Christian Sonne, more

Environment International > 2011 > 37 > 8 > 1349-1356

We investigated the variation in concentrations and profiles of various classes of organohalogenated compounds (OHCs) in different feather types, muscle tissue and preen oil from 15 white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) carcasses from Greenland. The influence of moult patterns and potential external contamination onto the feather surface was examined, while the present study is also the first...

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A first evaluation of the usefulness of feathers of nestling predatory birds for non-destructive biomonitoring of persistent organic pollutants

Igor Eulaers, Adrian Covaci, Dorte Herzke, Marcel Eens, more

Environment International > 2011 > 37 > 3 > 622-630

In previous studies, feathers of adult predatory birds have been evaluated as valid non-destructive biomonitor matrices for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, we assessed for the first time the usefulness of nestling raptor feathers for non-destructive biomonitoring of POPs. For this purpose, we collected body feathers and blood of nestlings from three avian top predators from northern...

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A screening of persistent organohalogenated contaminants in hair of East Greenland polar bears

Veerle L.B. Jaspers, Rune Dietz, Christian Sonne, Robert J. Letcher, more

Science of the Total Environment > 2010 > 408 > 22 > 5613-5618

In this pilot study, we report on levels of persistent organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) in hair of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland sampled between 1999 and 2001. To our knowledge, this is the first study on the validation of polar bear hair as a non-invasive matrix representative of concentrations and profiles in internal organs and blood plasma. Because of low sample weights...

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Relationships between organohalogen contaminants and blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters in chicks of three raptor species from Northern Norway

Christian Sonne, Jan Ove Bustnes, Dorte Herzke, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, more

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety > 2010 > 73 > 1 > 7-17

Organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) may affect various physiological parameters in birds including blood chemistry. We therefore examined blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters and OHCs in golden eagle, white-tailed eagle and goshawk chicks from Northern Norway. Correlation analyses on pooled data showed that alkaline phosphatase (ALKP), glucose and creatinine were significantly negatively correlated...

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Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

In ovo transformation of two emerging flame retardants in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Trace element concentrations in feathers and blood of Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings from Norway and Spain

Organohalogenated contaminants in plasma and eggs of rockhopper penguins: Does vitellogenin affect maternal transfer?

Oxidative stress responses in relationship to persistent organic pollutant levels in feathers and blood of two predatory bird species from Pakistan

Transfer of hexabromocyclododecane flame retardant isomers from captive American kestrel eggs to feathers and their association with thyroid hormones and growth

Use of feathers to assess polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide exposure in top predatory bird species of Pakistan

Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: Bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ13C, δ15N and δ34S)

Legacy and current-use brominated flame retardants in the Barn Owl

Plasma concentrations of organohalogenated pollutants in predatory bird nestlings: Associations to growth rate and dietary tracers

Ecological and spatial factors drive intra- and interspecific variation in exposure of subarctic predatory bird nestlings to persistent organic pollutants

Perfluoroalkyl substances in soft tissues and tail feathers of Belgian barn owls (Tyto alba) using statistical methods for left-censored data to handle non-detects

Can starling eggs be useful as a biomonitoring tool to study organohalogenated contaminants on a worldwide scale?

Blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters as biomarker endpoints for organohalogen contaminant exposure in Norwegian raptor nestlings

A comparison of non-destructive sampling strategies to assess the exposure of white-tailed eagle nestlings (Haliaeetus albicilla) to persistent organic pollutants

Body feathers as a potential new biomonitoring tool in raptors: A study on organohalogenated contaminants in different feather types and preen oil of West Greenland white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla)

A first evaluation of the usefulness of feathers of nestling predatory birds for non-destructive biomonitoring of persistent organic pollutants

A screening of persistent organohalogenated contaminants in hair of East Greenland polar bears

Relationships between organohalogen contaminants and blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters in chicks of three raptor species from Northern Norway

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