Metals and Organic Contaminants in Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) from central and southern Sweden

• The present study has been carried out on mandate of and in cooperation with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) according to Agreement 222 0744. By use of liver and muscle of starling as a matrix representing parts of the terrestrial environment, the study will focus on accumulation, profiles and concentrations of some pesticides used in semi-agricultural areas of Sweden as well as the accumulated levels of some metals and ground elements. Flame retardants are materials added or applied to a product to increase its fire resistance. This study focuses on accumulated levels of PBDEs and HBCD. Five phenolic substances were analysed in muscle of starling; 4-tert-octylphenol (OP), nonylphenol, triclosan, bisphenol A and pentachlorphenol (PCP). Finally we screened the great group of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs).

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

imagery

Base maps

Earth cover

biota

environment

Contaminants

Sampling

Freezing

Startling younglings

Svartedalen

Ottenby

Krankesjön

Fleringe

Tyresta

Fåglar

Häckande fåglar

Jordbrukslandskap

Jordbruksmark

Agriculture

Ett rikt odlingslandskap

A Varied Agricultural Landscape

A Non-Toxic Environment

Giftfri miljö

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

rap (subject category)