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In this study, osprey (Pandion haliaetus) tissues collected in France were used for contaminants analyses by a non-invasive approach. 53 pesticides (organochlorine, organophosphate, carbamate, pyrethroids, herbicides, anticoagulant rodenticides), 13 PCBs, and 5 metals (mercury, lead, cadmium, copper and arsenic) were quantified in liver of 14 individual samples. PCBs and mercury were frequent (mean 0.5 mg/kg, range < d.l.−2.6 mg/kg and mean 3.4 mg/kg, range < d.l.−16.3 mg/kg wet weight, respectively). Inter-individual variations in contaminant diversity and amounts were noticed. Immediate conservation of the species in the country does not seem to be threatened by global contamination.
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Authors wish to thank the osprey sampling network members (see text), D. Vey of VetAgro Sup Toxicology unit. This study was financially supported by: European Commission (FEDER), Etablissement Public Loire, Plan Loire Grandeur Nature, VetAgro Sup, MEEDDM, DREAL Centre, ONF, and Ville d’Orléans.
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Lemarchand, C., Rosoux, R., Pénide, ME. et al. Tissue Concentrations of Pesticides, PCBs and Metals Among Ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, Collected in France. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 88, 89–93 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0453-2
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