干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): High Levels of Heavy Metals detected in Feathers of an Avian Scavenger Warn of a High Pollution Risk in the Atacama Desert (Chile)

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DOI	10.1007/s00244-021-00862-y
	High Levels of Heavy Metals detected in Feathers of an Avian Scavenger Warn of a High Pollution Risk in the Atacama Desert (Chile)
	Lopez-Berenguer, G.; Perez-Garcia, J. M.; Garcia-Fernandez, A. J.; Martinez-Lopez, E.
通讯作者	Martinez-Lopez, E (corresponding author), Univ Murcia, Fac Vet Med, Dept Hlth Sci, Area Toxicol, Murcia 30100, Spain. ; Martinez-Lopez, E (corresponding author), Univ Murcia, Biomed Res Inst Murcia IMIB Arrixaca, Toxicol & Risk Assessment Grp, Murcia 30100, Spain.
来源期刊	ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
ISSN	0090-4341
EISSN	1432-0703
出版年	2021
英文摘要	The Atacama Desert represents the highest levels of mining exploitation in Chile, which inexorably results in high levels of pollution. Raptors, and particularly scavengers, have shown their usefulness to evaluate exposure to environmental contaminants in polluted scenarios. In this study, we used primary feathers from a local avian scavenger, turkey vulture Cathartes aura, to evaluate the exposure to cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in two locations from the southern Atacama Desert (coastal and inland) and a third location from the bordering semiarid region, in northern Chile. All metals were detected in all analyzed samples (n = 54). Mean concentrations in Coastal Atacama were 0.68 +/- 0.84 ppm for Cd; 1.97 +/- 2.01 ppm for Pb; 59.11 +/- 80.69 ppm for Cu; and 107.96 +/- 51.00 ppm for Zn, while mean concentrations in Inland Atacama were 0.55 +/- 0.42 ppm for Cd; 3.37 +/- 2.61 ppm for Pb; 91.66 +/- 77.74 ppm for Cu; and 214.03 +/- 99.08 ppm for Zn. Mean concentrations in Coastal Coquimbo were 0.63 +/- 0.69 ppm for Cd; 1.57 +/- 0.92 ppm for Pb; 18.09 +/- 6.12 ppm for Cu; and 149.37 +/- 105.56 ppm for Zn. These differences could be explained by differences on abundance of mining settlements among areas. According to the literature, these values are very high for all metals, exceeding in some cases those values referred as responsible of health disorders in birds. We strongly recommend further research looking at potential adverse effects caused by heavy metal pollution on the health of human and wildlife populations in the southern Atacama Desert.
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000658978000001
WOS关键词	SALVADOR COPPER MINE ; ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT ; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST ; AEGYPIUS-MONACHUS ; LEAD ; CADMIUM ; BIRDS ; CONTAMINANTS ; BLACK ; ACCUMULATION
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Toxicology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Toxicology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/352057
作者单位	[Lopez-Berenguer, G.; Garcia-Fernandez, A. J.; Martinez-Lopez, E.] Univ Murcia, Fac Vet Med, Dept Hlth Sci, Area Toxicol, Murcia 30100, Spain; [Perez-Garcia, J. M.] Univ Miguel Hernandez, Dept Appl Biol, Ecol Area, Elche 03202, Spain; [Perez-Garcia, J. M.] Univ Lleida, Fac Life Sci & Engn, Dept Anim Sci, Lleida 25198, Spain; [Garcia-Fernandez, A. J.; Martinez-Lopez, E.] Univ Murcia, Biomed Res Inst Murcia IMIB Arrixaca, Toxicol & Risk Assessment Grp, Murcia 30100, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lopez-Berenguer, G.,Perez-Garcia, J. M.,Garcia-Fernandez, A. J.,et al. High Levels of Heavy Metals detected in Feathers of an Avian Scavenger Warn of a High Pollution Risk in the Atacama Desert (Chile)[J],2021.
APA	Lopez-Berenguer, G.,Perez-Garcia, J. M.,Garcia-Fernandez, A. J.,&Martinez-Lopez, E..(2021).High Levels of Heavy Metals detected in Feathers of an Avian Scavenger Warn of a High Pollution Risk in the Atacama Desert (Chile).ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY.
MLA	Lopez-Berenguer, G.,et al."High Levels of Heavy Metals detected in Feathers of an Avian Scavenger Warn of a High Pollution Risk in the Atacama Desert (Chile)".ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY (2021).