2024
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-024-01102-9
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Are Metal Concentrations in Lesser Flamingo Eggs and Eggshells Good Indicators of Environmental Pollution?

Nicole van Gessellen,
Hindrik Bouwman

Abstract: Metallic elements in excess may cause adverse biological effects. Flamingos, with a lifespan of up to 50 years, are therefore likely to accumulate metals from the highly saline waters where they feed and breed. The concentrations of accumulated metals would be reflected in organs, feathers, and eggs. There are no data available on metals in flamingo egg contents. Concentrations of 24 elements in egg content and eggshells from Lesser Flamingo Pheoniconaias minor breeding at Kamfers Dam South Africa suggest meta… Show more

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