Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2458
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorPark, Kirstyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMuller, Carsten Ten_UK
dc.contributor.authorMarkman, Shaien_UK
dc.contributor.authorSwinscow-Hall, Oliviaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorPascoe, Daviden_UK
dc.contributor.authorBuchanan, Katherine Len_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T00:14:02Z-
dc.date.available2017-09-21T00:14:02Zen_UK
dc.date.issued2009-12en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/2458-
dc.description.abstractEndocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) constitute a diverse group of chemical compounds which can alter endocrine function in exposed animals. Whilst most studies have focussed on exposure of wildlife to EDCs via aquatic routes, there is the potential for transfer into the terrestrial food chain through consumption of contaminated prey items developing in sewage sludge and waste water at sewage treatment works. In this study, we determine levels of EDCs in aerial insects whose larval stages develop on percolating filter beds at sewage treatment works. We compare absolute concentrations of known EDCs with those collected from aquatic environments not exposed to sewage effluent outflow. Our findings document for the first time that aerial invertebrates developing on sewage filter beds take up a range of chemicals thought to be incorporated from the sewage effluent, which act as endocrine disruptors. For two synthetic chemicals (17a-ethinylestradiol and butylated hydroxy aniline), concentrations were significantly higher in insects captured around percolating filter beds than sites over 2 km from the nearest sewage works. A number of species of insectivorous bats and birds, some of which are declining or threatened, use sewage works as principle foraging sites. We calculate approximate exposure levels for a species of bat known to forage within sewage works and suggest that further research is warranted to assess the ecological implications of consuming contaminated invertebrate prey.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.relationPark K, Muller CT, Markman S, Swinscow-Hall O, Pascoe D & Buchanan KL (2009) Detection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment works. Chemosphere, 77 (11), pp. 1459-1464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063en_UK
dc.rightsThe publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository. Please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author; you can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserveden_UK
dc.subjectBaten_UK
dc.subjectBioaccumulationen_UK
dc.subjectDipteraen_UK
dc.subjectPipistrellus pipistrellusen_UK
dc.subject17α-ethinylestradiolen_UK
dc.titleDetection of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aerial invertebrates at sewage treatment worksen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2080-01-01en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[park2009.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.063en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid19880157en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleChemosphereen_UK
dc.citation.issn0045-6535en_UK
dc.citation.volume77en_UK
dc.citation.issue11en_UK
dc.citation.spage1459en_UK
dc.citation.epage1464en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailk.j.park@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationCardiff Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Haifaen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationCardiff Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationCardiff Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationCardiff Universityen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000272598700001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-71749114837en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid832401en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6080-7197en_UK
dc.date.accepted2009-08-23en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2009-08-23en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2010-10-11en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorPark, Kirsty|0000-0001-6080-7197en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMuller, Carsten T|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMarkman, Shai|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSwinscow-Hall, Olivia|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPascoe, David|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBuchanan, Katherine L|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2080-01-01en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved||en_UK
local.rioxx.filenamepark2009.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source0045-6535en_UK
Appears in Collections:Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal Articles

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
park2009.pdfFulltext - Published Version217.31 kBAdobe PDFUnder Embargo until 2080-01-01    Request a copy


This item is protected by original copyright



Items in the Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

The metadata of the records in the Repository are available under the CC0 public domain dedication: No Rights Reserved https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

If you believe that any material held in STORRE infringes copyright, please contact library@stir.ac.uk providing details and we will remove the Work from public display in STORRE and investigate your claim.