Publication: Changes in blood pesticide levels in booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) associated with agricultural land practices
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Martínez-López, Emma ; Romero García, Diego ; María-Mojica, Pedro ; Martínez, José E. ; Calvo, José F. ; García Fernández, Antonio Juan
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Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.012
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©2008 Elsevier Inc. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety". To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.012
Abstract
We estimated the degree of exposure to lindane and endosulfan in the blood of booted eagle nestlings (Hieraaetus pennatus) (1999–2003), in order to assess the usefulness of these samples as a unit for monitoring changes in exposure as a result of shifts in agricultural practices and the implementation of legal measures. The highest blood lindane concentrations were obtained 1 year prior to its prohibition by the European Union. Subsequent to that year, the drop in blood concentrations was dramatic. Furthermore, endosulfan blood concentrations follow a progression coinciding with an increase in olive, grape and plum-tree crops. We conclude that concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the blood of booted eagle nestlings may be used to monitor the use of those pesticides over a particular agricultural region and alert the authorities of possible environmental or health risks.
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 72, 2009, 45– 50
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