Can predatory bird feathers be used as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool of organic pollutants?
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Evaluation of the usefulness of bird feathers as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool for organic pollutants: a comparative and meta-analytical approach.
In this study, we investigated whether bird feathers can be used as a non-destructive biomonitor for organic pollutants. We analysed the outermost tail feathers of 8 terrestrial and aquatic bird species from Belgium (8 species, n=108) for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). Every compound class could be quantified in one...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0450