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Preliminary Assessment of Legacy and Current-Use Pesticides in Franciscana Dolphins from Argentina
- Source :
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 101:14-19
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.
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Abstract
- The change towards intensive agriculture has led to an increase in the use of pesticides. In addition, legacy pesticides, such as organochlorines are still present in the environment. Ten Franciscana dolphins were accidentally killed by netting in a coastal area of Argentina in Buenos Aires province. From these animals, organochlorine, organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides were analyzed in liver, bubbler and melon tissues. The concentrations of Σendosulfan ranged from not detectable values (nd) to 3539 ng g−1 lw, with the maximum level in melon tissue. DDE was present in 60% of all samples at concentrations from nd to 6672 ng g−1 lw, indicating historical DDT contamination. The presence of endosulfan and heptachlor in a nursling calf indicated a transfer of these pesticides through lactational and placental transport. The concentrations of organophosphates and pyrethroids were below the limit of detection, reflecting the low persistence of these compounds. Fil: Romero, María Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina Fil: Polizzi, Paula Sabrina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina Fil: Chiodi, L.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina Fil: Medici, Sandra Karina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina Fil: Blando, M.. Laboratorio Bioquimico Mar del Plata Sa; Argentina Fil: Gerpe, Marcela Silvia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
- Subjects :
- Veterinary medicine
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Coastal dolphin
Heptachlor
Melon
Dolphins
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Argentina
010501 environmental sciences
Biology
Toxicology
01 natural sciences
Ciencias Biológicas
chemistry.chemical_compound
Limit of Detection
parasitic diseases
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
Organochlorines
Animals
Ecotoxicology
Pesticides
Netting
Endosulfan
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Organophosphate
General Medicine
Pesticide
Contamination
Pollution
Organophosfates
chemistry
Biomonitor
Water Pollutants, Chemical
CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
Environmental Monitoring
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320800 and 00074861
- Volume :
- 101
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7797ed866855eaba5d44a3ce8d6d6feb