J 2021

Persistence, bioaccumulation and vertical transfer of pollutants in long-finned pilot whales stranded in Chilean Patagonia

GARCIA-CEGARRA, Ana M.; Jean-Luc JUNG; Rodrigo ORREGO; Janeide de A. PADILHA; Olaf MALM et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Persistence, bioaccumulation and vertical transfer of pollutants in long-finned pilot whales stranded in Chilean Patagonia

Autoři

GARCIA-CEGARRA, Ana M.; Jean-Luc JUNG; Rodrigo ORREGO; Janeide de A. PADILHA; Olaf MALM; Bernardo FERREIRA-BRAZ; Ricardo E. SANTELLI; Karla Andrea POZO; Petra PŘIBYLOVÁ; Mario ALVARADO-RYBAK; Claudio AZAT; Karen A. KIDD; Winfred ESPEJO; Gustavo CHIANG a Paulina BAHAMONDE

Vydání

Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2021, 0048-9697

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10511 Environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 10.754

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00122186

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

EID Scopus

Klíčová slova anglicky

Globicephala melas; Persistent organic pollutants; Trace elements; Mass stranding; Chilean Patagonia

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 10. 1. 2022 13:18, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Long-finned pilot whales (LFPW) are cetaceans with strong social groups often involved in mass strandings worldwide. However, these beachings occur for reasons that are not fully understood. In 2016, 124 LFPW were stranded on the Chilean Patagonian islands, offering a unique opportunity to obtain crucial information on the ecology, biology, and genetics of this population. In addition, we examined whether persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and trace elements (TEs) were responsible for this mass mortality. Stable isotopes (δ13C & δ15N) and genetic analyses were used to reconstruct the trophic ecology, social structure, and kinship of LFPW and compared to POPs and TEs levels found in LFPW. Mitochondrial DNA analyses on 71 individuals identified four maternal lineages within the stranded LFPW. Of these animals, 32 individuals were analyzed for a suite of POPs, TEs, and lipid content in blubber. The highest levels were found for ΣDDXs (6 isomers) (542.46 ± 433.46 ng/g, lw) and for total Hg (2.79 ± 1.91 mg/kg, dw). However, concentrations found in these LFPW were lower than toxicity thresholds and those reported for LFPW stranded in other regions. Evidence was found of ΣDDX, Σ7PCBs, and Cd bioaccumulation and maternal transfer of POPs in mother/offspring groups. Nevertheless, no clear relationship between contaminant concentrations and LFPW mortality was established. Further research is still needed to assess LFPW populations including conservations status and exposure to chemicals in remote areas such as Patagonia.