Persistent organochlorine pesticides detected in blood and tissue samples of vultures from different localities in South Africa

Gaschromatography was used to establish the presence of quantifiable residues of 14 persistent chlorinated hydrocarbon pollutants in whole blood, clotted blood, heart, kidney, liver and muscle samples obtained from individual African whitebacked ( Pseudogyps africanus), Cape griffon ( Gyps coprother...

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Published in:Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology 2001-07, Vol.129 (3), p.243-264
Main Authors: van Wyk, Erika, Bouwman, Henk, van der Bank, Herman, Verdoorn, Gerhard H, Hofmann, Dieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African whitebacked vulture
Bioindicators
Blood concentrations
Chlordan - analysis
Chlorinated hydrocarbons
DDT - analysis
Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene - analysis
Dieldrin - analysis
Ecotoxicology
Endosulfan - analysis
Endrin - analysis
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
Environmental Pollutants - blood
Gyps coprotheres
Heptachlor Epoxide - analysis
Insecticides - analysis
Insecticides - blood
Lindane - analysis
Organochlorine pesticides
Pesticides - analysis
Pesticides - blood
Pseudogyps africanus
Raptors - blood
Raptors - metabolism
South Africa
Tissue Distribution
Tissue samples
Torgos tracheliotos
Vulture species
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Summary:Gaschromatography was used to establish the presence of quantifiable residues of 14 persistent chlorinated hydrocarbon pollutants in whole blood, clotted blood, heart, kidney, liver and muscle samples obtained from individual African whitebacked ( Pseudogyps africanus), Cape griffon ( Gyps coprotheres) and Lappetfaced ( Torgos tracheliotos) vultures from different localities in South Africa. The levels of pesticides measured in whole blood samples of live specimens were compared between nestlings from two natural breeding colonies, adults from a wildlife area and birds held in captivity. Statistically significant ( P
ISSN:1532-0456
1878-1659
DOI:10.1016/S1532-0456(01)90201-7