44-Year Retrospective Analysis of Ultraviolet Absorbents and Industrial Antioxidants in Seabird Eggs from the Canadian Arctic (1975 to 2019)
Jennifer F. Provencher, Florentine Malaisé, Mark L. Mallory, Birgit M. Braune, Lisa Pirie‐Dominix, Zhe Lu
Abstract
-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) was the most frequently detected contaminant in seabird eggs, and its level significantly declined over the course of the study period in kittiwake eggs but did not change in the eggs of murres and fulmars. Future research should examine the effects of these CECs on the health of avian species, the sources, and exposure pathways of these contaminants.
Topics & Concepts
SeabirdContaminationEnvironmental chemistryArcticEcologyBiologyEnvironmental scienceChemistryPredationbioluminescence and chemiluminescence researchPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsMercury impact and mitigation studies