Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors—what types of samples should we use?

• Published in: Ecotoxicology (London) Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 777 - 801
• Main Authors: Espín, S, García-Fernández, A. J, Herzke, D, Shore, R. F, van Hattum, B, Martínez-López, E, Coeurdassier, M, Eulaers, I, Fritsch, C, Gómez-Ramírez, P, Jaspers, V. L. B, Krone, O, Duke, G, Helander, B, Mateo, R, Movalli, P, Sonne, C, van den Brink, N. W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Animals; Assessments; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biological monitoring; Biomonitoring; Bird of prey; Birds; birds of prey; blood; Contaminant; Contaminants; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; eggs; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollutants - metabolism; Environmental Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Sciences; Europe; European Union; Feathers; indicator species; Industrial pollution; interspecific variation; Life Sciences; liver; Matrix; Monitoring; people; Pesticides; pollution; Priorities; Raptors - metabolism; Sample type; Toxicology; Tracking; Trends; Europe; ANE, Europe; Bird of prey; Matrix; Sample type; Contaminant; Monitoring

Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate the success of European Union directives that are designed to protect people and the environment across Europe from industrial contaminants and pesticides. No such pan-European evaluation currently exists. Coo...