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Organochlorine pesticides in feathers of three raptor species in southern Brazil

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In this study, we determined the presence of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in back feathers from three raptor species, Phalcoboenus chimango, Milvago chimachima and Caracara plancus. Samples were obtained from live animals and ten OCPs were detected: α-HCH, β-HCH and γ-HCH (lindane), heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, aldrin, endosulfan I, endosulfan II, endosulfan sulfate and p,p′-DDE. The concentrations found were higher than those reported in other raptor species, and C. plancus showed greater values than P. chimango and M. chimachima for all the substances. These differences may be justified by the species feeding habits and the characteristics of the sampling area, since C. plancus were sampled in an area with a higher concentration of agricultural crops and urbanized environments. In relation to the possible negative effects, four individuals of C. plancus presented DDE values related to sublethal effects for other species. This is the first study reporting OCPs in back feathers of these species in Brazil, and further studies evaluating OCP exposure and related effects are important for a better understanding of the consequences of different OCP concentrations on the health of these species.

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The authors would like to thank the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for the doctorate scholarship and for the Sandwich Doctorate scholarship of Gustavo Francisco Aver and the colleagues from the Laboratório de Ornitologia e Animais Marinhos at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. The analysis of organochlorine pesticides was carried out in the Toxicology and Forensic Veterinary Service at the University of Murcia and they were supported by the project 19481/PI/14 of the Fundación Séneca - Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de Murcia. Silvia Espín was supported by a ‘Saavedra-Fajardo’ postdoctoral grant (20031/SF/16) of the Consejería de Educación y Universidades de la CARM through Fundación Séneca-Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de Murcia.

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    Gustavo Francisco Aver, Renata De Boni Dal Corno & Maria Virginia Petry

  2. Toxicology and Risk Assessment Group, Department of Health Sciences, IMIB-Arrixaca, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain

    Silvia Espín & Antonio Juan García-Fernández

  3. Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, 95070-560, Brazil

    Renata De Boni Dal Corno

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Aver, G.F., Espín, S., Dal Corno, R.D.B. et al. Organochlorine pesticides in feathers of three raptor species in southern Brazil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 5971–5980 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07370-6

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