Perfluorinated compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in great blue heron eggs from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
Journal of Great Lakes Research
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Abstract
In 2007 archived great blue heron (Ardea herodias) eggs collected from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, IN, (Indiana Dunes) in 1993 were analyzed for 11 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and 7 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate, the major contributor to total PFC concentrations, were below the toxicity thresholds estimated for bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), but within the toxicity threshold estimated for white leghorn chickens (Gallus domesticus). The ranking of PBDE congener concentrations by percent concentration (PBDE-47 > -99 > -100 > -153 > -154 > -28 > -183) was consistent with the Penta-PBDE formulation. Total PBDE concentrations in great blue heron eggs from Indiana Dunes were elevated and probably reflect local contamination from highly urbanized and industrialized inputs into Lake Michigan. Polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations were within levels associated with altered reproductive behavior in other avian species and based on trends in other Great Lakes birds are probably higher today.
Suggested Citation
Custer, T., Kannan, K., Tao, L., Saxena, A., Route, B., 2009, Perfluorinated compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in great blue heron eggs from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana: Journal of Great Lakes Research, v. 35, no. 3, p. 401-405, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2009.02.003.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Perfluorinated compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in great blue heron eggs from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana |
| Series title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.02.003 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Contaminant Biology Program |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 401 |
| Last page | 405 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| Other Geospatial | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |