European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are a valuable model species for the assessment of concentrations and effects of environmental contaminants in terrestrial birds. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are found in birds throughout the world, but relatively little is known of their concentrations or effects in free-living terrestrial passerines. We used a nest box population of European st...

liver samples from golden jackal (canis aureus) were collected from noor in the central coastline mazandaran province. the samples of this study were killed in road accidents. levels of persistent organochlorine pollutants (pops) including polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), ddts and metabolites, hexachlorocyclohexanes (hchs) and metabolites, hexachlorobenzene (hcb), aldrin and dieldrin were meas...

organochlorine contaminants are highly stable and dangerous compounds, which are widespread in the environment. among these compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are carcinogenic for humans and can also affect intellectual functions and the nervous, immune and reproductive systems. aquatic organism especially fishes are known to be main routes for e entrance of these compounds to the huma...

Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) eggs and chicks were collected at Taiaroa Head from 1995 to 1998 by Department of Conservation staff. Frozen whole eggs and chicks were submitted to ESR for chemical analysis. The analysis quantified the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a range of persiste...

In 1998, one of the largest determinations of organochlorine pesticides in a representative sample of a Spanish population (682 serum samples from the Canary Islands) was made in the context of the "Canary Islands Nutrition Survey" (ENCA). In the Canary Islands, extensive farming areas have been developed in these last decades, with greenhouses dedicated to intensive cultivation using DDT in hu...

OBJECTIVES Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a highly lipophilic organochlorine compound of widespread environmental occurrence, that accumulates in the biological system. It affects the porphyrine metabolism, thyroid hormones, and the liver function in animals. Although HCB is one of the most common organochlorine compound in humans, little investigation on its health effects has been done. Polychlor...

This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of drinking water in 28 homes Merida and 7 municipalities its Metropolitan Zone, Yucatan, Mexico. The organochlorine pesticides (OCP) were investigated since it represents important health risks. karst groundwater Yucatan is vulnerable due easy infiltration contaminants. use prohibited OCP agriculture livestock production as well minimal infrastr...