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Spatial variation in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in coastal British Columbia

Overview of attention for article published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, February 2017
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Title
Spatial variation in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in coastal British Columbia
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, February 2017
DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.010
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Megan Willie, Daniel Esler, W. Sean Boyd, Philip Molloy, Ronald C. Ydenberg

Abstract

Barrow's goldeneyes are sea ducks that winter throughout coastal British Columbia (BC). Their diet consists primarily of intertidal blue mussels, which can accumulate PAHs; accordingly, goldeneyes may be susceptible to exposure through contaminated prey. In 2014/15, we examined total PAH concentrations in mussels from undeveloped and developed coastal areas of BC. At those same sites, we used EROD to measure hepatic CYP1A induction in goldeneyes. We found higher mussel PAH concentrations at developed coastal sites. Regionally, goldeneyes from southern BC, which has relatively higher coastal development, had higher EROD activity compared to birds from northern BC. Our results suggest goldeneyes wintering in coastal BC were exposed to PAHs through diet, with higher exposure among birds wintering in coastal areas with greater anthropogenic influence. These results suggest the mussel-goldeneye system is suitable as a natural, multi-trophic-level indicator of contemporary hydrocarbon contamination occurrence and exposure useful for establishing oil spill recovery endpoints.

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Unknown 36 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 19%
Other 5 14%
Student > Master 5 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 8%
Professor 2 6%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 10 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 31%
Environmental Science 8 22%
Chemistry 2 6%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 1 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Other 2 6%
Unknown 11 31%
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#17,289,387
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Outputs from Marine Pollution Bulletin
#5,482
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#210,621
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Outputs of similar age from Marine Pollution Bulletin
#82
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