Eighth Readings Non-Lethal, Relatively Non-Invasive Sampling of Tissues for Toxicants

Wildlife Toxicology

BI 469/669

Fall 2013

Eighth Readings Non-lethal, relatively non-invasive sampling of tissues for toxicants –

feathers, eggs, hair, scats, and others

1. Akearok, J., Hebert, C., Braune, B. and Mallory, M. 2010. Inter- and intraculutch variation in egg mercury levels in marine bird species from the Canadian Arctic. Science of the Total Environment 408: 836-840.

2. Alava, J., Keller, J., Wyneken, J., Crowder, L., Scott, G. and Kucklick, J. 2011. Geographical variation of persistent organic pollutants in eggs of threatened loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from southeastern United States. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30: 1677-1688.

3. Aubail, A., Dietz, R., Riget, F., Simon-Bouhet, B. and Caurant, F. 2010. An evaluation of teeth of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Greenland as a matrix to monitor spatial and temporal trends of mercury and stable isotopes. Science of the Total Environment 408: 5137-5146.

4. Barbieri, E., Passos, E., Filippini, A., dos Santos, I. and Garcia, C. 2010. Assessment of trace metal concentration in feathers of seabird (Larus dominicanus) sampled in the Florianopolis, SC, Brazilian coast. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 169: 631-638.

5. Bond, A. and Lavers, J. 2010 Trace element concentrations in feathers of flesh-footed shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes) from across their breeding range. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 61: 318-326.

6. Borghesi, F., Andreotti, A., Baccetti, N., Bianchi, N., Birke, M., Migani, F. and Dinelli, E. 2011. Flamingo feathers to monitor metal contamination of coastal wetlands: Methods and initial results concerning the presence of mercury at six Mediterranean sites. Ehemistry and Ecology 27: Supplement 1-15.

7. Bortolotti, G. 2010. Flaws and pitfalls in the chemical analysis of feathers: Bad news – good news for avian chemoecology and toxicology. Ecological Applications 20:1766-1774.

8. Brasso, R., Latif, M. and Cristol, D. 2010. Relationship between laying sequence and mercury concentration in tree swallow eggs. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 1155-1159.

9. Cardiel, I., Taggart, M. and Mateo, R. 2011. Using Pb—Al ratios to discriminate between internal and external deposition of Pb in feathers. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74: 911-917.

10. Custer, C., Custer, T. and Dummer, P. 2010. Patterns of organic contaminants in eggs of an insectivorous, an omnivorous, and a piscivorous bird nesting on the Hudson River, New York, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 2286-2296.

11. Custer, T., Custer, C. and Gray, B. 2010. Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, furans, and organochlorine pesticides in spotted sandpiper eggs from the upper Hudson River basin, New York. Ecotoxicology 19: 391-404.

12. Custer, T., Custer, C. and Gray, B. 2010. Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, furans, and organochlorine pesticides in belted kingfisher eggs from the upper Hudson River basin, New York, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 99-110.

13. Custer, C., Gray, B. and Custer, T. 2010. Effects of egg order on organic and inorganic element concentrations and egg characteristics in tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 909-921.

14. de Solla, S. and Martin, P. 2011. Absorption of current use pesticides by snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) eggs in treated soil. Chemosphere 85: 820-825.

15. de Solla, S., Weseloh, D., Hebert, C. and Pekarik, C. 2010. Impact of changes in analytical techniques for the measurement of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides on temporal trends in herring gull eggs. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 1476-1483.

16. Espin, S., Martinez-Lopez, E., Maria-Mojica, P. and Garcia-Fernandez, A. 2012. Razorbill (Alca torda) feathers as an alternative tool for evaluating exposure to organochlorine pesticides. Ecotoxicology 21: 183-190.

17. Filistowicz, A., Dobrzanski, Z., Przysiecki, P., Nowicki, S. and Filistowicz, A. 2011. Concentrations of heavy metals in hair and skin of silver and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 182: 477-484.

18. Finkelstein, M., George, D., Scherbinski, S., Gwizada, R., Johnson, M., Burnett, J., Brandt, J., Lawrey, S., Pessier, P., Clark, M., Wynne, J., Grantham, J. and Smith, D. 2010. Feather lead concentrations an 207Pb/206Pb ratios reveal lead exposure history of California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Environmental Science and Technology 44: 2639-2647.

19. Fliedner, A., Rudel, H., Jurling, H., Muller, J., Neugebauer, F. and Schroter-Kermani, C. 2012. Levels and trends of industrial chemicals (PCBs, PFCs, PBDEs) in archived herring gull eggs from German coastal regions. Environmental Sciences Europe 24: 1-15.

20. Foster, K., Wang, S., MacKay, D., Mallory, M. and Blais, J. 2010. Preliminary assessment of avian stomach oils: A vector of contaminants to chicks and potential for diet analysis and monitoring. Environmental Science and Technology 44: 6869-6874.

21. Fry, T., Atwood, T. and Dunbar, M. 2010. Evaluation of rhodamine B as a biomarker for raccoons. Human-Wildlife Interactions 4: 275-282.

22. Greenwood, J. and Dawson, R. 2011. Correlates of deuterium (δD) enrichment in the feathers of adult American kestrels of known origin. The Condor 113:555-564.

23. Head, J., DeBofsky, A., Hinshaw, J. and Basu, N. 2011. Retrospective analysis of mercury content in feathers of birds collected from the state of Michigan (1895-2007). Ecotoxicology 20: 1636-1643.

24. Heinz, G., Hoffman, D., Klimstra, J. and Stebbins, K. 2010. Predicting mercury concentrations in mallard eggs from mercury in the diet or blood of adult females and from duckling down feathers. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:389-392.

25. Ikonomopoulou, M., Olszowy, H., Limpus, C., Francis, R. and Whittier, J. 2010. Trace element concentrations in nesting flatback turtles (Natator depressus) from Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia. Marine Environmental Research 71: 10-16.

26. Jaspers, V., Dietz, R., Sonne, C., Letcher, R., Eens, M., Neels, H., Born, E. and Covaci, A. 2010. A screening of persistent organohalogenated contaminants in hair of East Greenland polar bears. Science of the Total Environment 408: 5613-5618.

27. Jaspers, V., Rodriguez, F., Boertmann, D., Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Rasmussen, L., Eens, M. and Covaci, A. 2011. 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). Environment International 37: 1349-1356.

28. Kalisinska, E. and Palczewska-Komsa, M. 2011. Teeth of the red fox Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758) as a bioindicator in studies on fluoride pollution. Acta Theriologica 56: 343-351.

29. Keller, J. 2013. Forty-seven days of decay does not change persistent organic pollutant levels in loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32: 747-756.

30. Klein, R., Bartel, M., Koschorreck, J., Paulus, M., Tarricone, K., Teubner, D., Wagner, G., Weimann, T. and Veith, M. 2012. Standardization of egg collection from aquatic birds for biomonitoring – A critical review. Environmental Science and Technology. 46: 5275-5284.

31. Malik, R., Moeckel, C., Jones, K. and Hughes, D. 2011. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs in feathers of colonial water-bird species from Pakistan. Environmental Pollution 159: 3044-3050.

32. Malvandi, H., Ghasempouri, S., Esmaili-Sari, A. and Bahramifar, N. 2010. Evaluation of the suitability of application of golden jackal (Canis aureus) hair as a noninvasive technique for determination of body burden mercury. Ecotoxicology 19: 997-1002.

33. Martinez-Haro, M., Taggart, M. and Mateo, R. 2010. Pb—Al relationships in waterfowl feces discriminate between sources of Pb exposure. Environmental Pollution 158: 2485-2489.

34. Mora, M., Baxter, C., Sericano, J., Montoya, A., Ballardo, J. and Rodriguez-Salazar, J. 2011. PBDEs, PCBs, and DDE in eggs and their impacts on aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis) from Chihuahua and Veracruz, Mexico. Environmental Pollution 159: 3433-3438.

35. Paez-Osuna, F., Calderon-Campuzano, M., Soto-Jimenez, M. and Ruelas-Inzunza, J. 2010. Lead in blood and eggs of the sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, from the Eastern Pacific: Concentration, isotopic composition and maternal transfer. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60: 433-439.

36. Pittman, H., Bowerman, W., Grim, L., Grubb, T. and Bridges, W. 2011. Using nestling feathers to assess spatial and temporal concentrations in bald eagles at Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, USA. Ecotoxicology 20: 1626-1635.

37. Ramos, J. and Tavares, P. 2010. Mercury levels in the feathers of breeding seabirds in the Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, from 1996 to 2003. Emu 116: 97-93.

38. Richards, N., Cook, G., Simpson, V., Hall, S., Harrison, N. and Scott, K. 2011. Qualitative detection of the NSAIDs diclofenac and ibuprofen in the hair of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) occupying UK waterways with GC—MS. European Journal of Wildlife Research 57: 1107-1114.

39. Summers, J., Gaines, K., Garvin, N., Stephens, W., Cumbee, J. and Mills, G. 2010. Feathers as bioindicators of PCB exposure in clapper rails. Ecotoxicology 19: 1003-1011.

40. Todd, B., Bergeron, C. and Hopkins, W. 2012. Use of toe clips as a nonlethal index of mercury accumulation and maternal transfer in amphibians. Ecotoxicology 21: 882-887,

41. van den Steen, E., Pinxten, R., Covaci, A., Carere, C., Eeva, T., Heeb, P., Kempenaers, B., Lifjeld, J., Massa, B., Norte, A., Orell, M., Sanz, J., Senar, J., Sorace, A. and Eens, M. 2011. The use of blue tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool for organohalogenated pollutants in the European environment. Science of the Total Environment 408: 1451-1457.

42. Vander Pol, S., Hobson, K., Becker, P., Day, R., Ellisor, M., Pugh, R. and Roseneau, D. 2011. Geographic differences in organic contaminants and stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) in thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) eggs from Alaska. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13: 699-706/

43. Wada, H., Yates, D., Evers, D., Taylor, R. and Hopkins, W. 2010. Tissue mercury concentrations and adrenocortical responses of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) near a contaminated river. Ecotoxicology 19: 1277-1284.

44. Warner, S., Shriver, W., Olsen, B., Greenberg, R. and Taylor, R. 2012. Mercury in wing and tail feathers of hatch-year and adult tidal marsh sparrows. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 63: 586-593.

45. Winder, V., Michaelis, A. and Emslie, S. 2012. Understanding associations between nitrogen and carbon isotopes and mercury in three Ammodramus sparrows. Science of the Total Environment 419: 54-59.