Contamination by chlorinated hydrocarbons and lead in Steller’s Sea Eagle and White-tailed Sea Eagle from Hokkaido, Japan
Contamination by chlorinated hydrocarbons and lead in Steller’s Sea Eagle and White-tailed Sea Eagle from Hokkaido, Japan
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日本北海道的虎头海雕和白尾海雕受到氯化碳氢化合物和铅的污染
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2000
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Fujita
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Hisato;Iwata;Mafumi;Watanabe;Eun;Kim;Rie;Gotoh;Genta;Yasunaga;Shinsuke;Tanabe;Yasushi;Masuda;Shoichi;Fujita
Chronic exposure to man-made chemicals, particularly chlorinated hydrocarbons, in raptors has been associated with reproductive impairment and population declines. In addition, incidents of sub-lethal and lethal lead poisoning in raptors through ingestion of spent gunshot have been reported. However, little information is available on the contaminant levels of Steller’s Sea Eagle (SSE: Haliaeetus pelagicus ) and White-tailed Sea Eagle (WSE: H. albicilla) from Hokkaido, Japan. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of toxic contaminants including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, and lead in sea eagles wintering in Hokkaido, and to evaluate the ecotoxicological risk based on their concentrations. SSEs and WSEs which were found dead or debilitated and subsequently died in Hokkaido from 1986 to 1998 were analysed. All eagles contained detectable amounts of PCBs, DDTs, hexachlorocyclohexane isomers, chlordane related compounds, and hexachlorobenzene. The highest concentrations of PCBs and DDTs in breast muscles were 18,000 and 17,000 ng/g (wet weight), respectively. Furthermore, nonortho and monoortho substituted coplanar PCB congeners were also detected, leading to 60-540 pg/g of 2,3,7,8tetrachlorodibenzop dioxin toxic equivalents derived from WHO toxic equivalence factors in the breast muscles. Our previous survey of contaminants in the Far East showed that atmospheric concentrations of PCBs and DDTs in Khabarovsk and Magadan were much higher than those in Hokkaido and North Pacific, suggesting the potential that some east Siberian cities might be a source of contamination found in eagles. Residue levels of PCBs and DDTs in breast muscles of SSEs were comparable to those of raptors collected after the 1980s from North America. Risk assessments based on the residue levels of coplanar PCB congeners and p,p’-DDE detected in these eagles indicated their potential of hepatic cytochrome P450 1A induction and eggshell thinning. High lead concentrations of over 10,000 ng/g (dry weight) were detected in the livers of some SSEs and WSEs. Three of six dead or moribund SSEs (50%) and three of three WSEs (100%) with livers analyzed for lead died from lead poisoning. Five of the six lead poisoned eagles had lead bullet fragments in their gizzards. The hair of deer was found along with a lead fragment in the intestine of * Present address: Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Japan. e-mail: iwatahisa@aol.com a SSE. In Hokkaido, whole and partial carcasses of deer shot by hunters are left in the field. These are potential sources of lead fragments that are ingested by scavenging raptors during and after the hunting season. Therefore, secondary poisoning by the lead fragment embedded in the tissue of deer is implicated as the main cause of death. Mercury and cadmium concentrations in the tissue of these species were low, implying that the toxicities of these elements were negligible.
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2014
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Chihiro Ishii;Shouta M.M. Nakayama;Yoshinori Ikenaka;Hazuki Mizukawa;Yared B. Yohannes;Hokuto Nakata;Keisuke Saito;Yukiko Watanabe;Shinsuke Tanabe;Kei Nomiyama;Terutake Hayashi;Yasushi Masuda;Kentaro Q. Sakamoto;Mayumi Ishizuka
通讯作者:
Mayumi Ishizuka