DDT thins shells of eggs from mallard ducks maintained onad libitum or controlled-feeding regimens

Davison, K. L.; Sell, J. L.

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“…Diets containing various levels of DDT (at 20 ppm, dry weight, or greater), or dieldrin (at 10 ppm, dry weight) caused significant reduction in eggshell thickness, weight, and calcium in mallard ducks (Davison and Sell 1974). The reduction in eggshell thickness was linear with increasing dose of dieldrin through all levels studied.…”

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“…Osprey eggs were exchanged between Connecticut and Maryland nests in 1968 and 1969 to determine which environmental factors might have contributed to the decline in reproductive success of Connecticut ospreys (Wiemeyer et al 1975 (Heath et al 1969). In other studies, eggshell thinning also occurred in mallards fed DDE (Haegele and Hudson 1974), DDT (Tucker and Haegele 1970; Davison and Sell 1974), or dieldrin (Lehner and Egbert 1969; MuUer and Lockman 1972; Davison and Sell 1974), but low dietary levels (25 and 50 ppm) of Aroclor 1254 produced no measurable reproductive effects (Heath et al 1972b).…”

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Exposure of marine birds to environmental pollutants / by Harry M. Ohlendorf, Robert W. Risebrough, Kees Vermeer.

Ohlendorf¹,

Risebrough²,

Vermeer³

1978

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It is unlikely that any marine birds remain uncontaminated by the synthetic organochlorine compounds that have become ubiquitous pollutants. Marine birds also are increasingly exposed to petroleum compounds as a result of the exploitation of undersea petroleum deposits, increased tanker traffic, and expansion of coastal petrochemical industries.Lethal and reproductive effects of organochlorines on marine birds have been most pronounced in coastal areas receiving effluents discharged by manufacturing plants. For example, particularly severe DDT contamination in southern California and elevated levels of dieldrin and related chemicals in the Netherlands have killed local marine birds or inhibited their reproduction.Eggshell thinning, apparently resulting from exposure to DDE, is widespread among estuarine species, and eggshells of peregrine falcons {Falco peregrinus) have become thinner in all areas of the species' range thus far studied. In more contaminated coastal areas, reproductive success of the peregrine falcon is low. Adverse effects of organochlorines on the reproduction of other species also have been found.The oihng of feathers and the associated mortality of marine birds are not the only adverse effects of oil pollution; ingestion of oil may cause death by dehydration by interfering with ion transport and water balance in the gut. Surfactants used to disperse oil spills also have serious consequences for marine birds. Dissolved oil fractions may kill or poison the biota the birds feed on. The physiological effects of the incorporation of more persistent compounds into marine food webs are unknown.Contamination of marine birds by most metals and certain trace elements has not been documented, although elevated mercury levels have been observed in birds of certain estuarine and local marine environments. The significance of elevated mercury levels and small plastic particles found in the stomachs and pellets of marine birds is not yet known.' A summary of this paper was presented at the 13-15 May 1975 international symposium on "Conservation of Marine Birds of Northern North America," in Seattle, Washington. The paper was written in 1975-76, and certain portions have been amended or updated as references were pubHshed. Proceedings of the symposium are being prepared for publication, but this paper on environmental pollutants is being published separately because of its great length and the delay in pubhcation of the entire Proceedings.(1) The largest source is the chronic dribbling of oil into the coastal zone by industrial and municipal effluents, urban runoff, and river runoff carrying oil from inland areas. A substantial amount of oil, therefore, will be discharged to the coastal zone regardless of source. This amount will increase as oil consumption increases unless control steps are taken. Evidence suggests that chronic lowlevel pollution could be potentially more damaging to ecosystems than isolated catastrophic spills (Evans and Rice 1974).(2) It may be safer for the total marine environment to dri...

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Section: Nest Success Of Brown Pelicans In Southmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Nest Success Of Brown Pelicans In Southmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exposure of marine birds to environmental pollutants / by Harry M. Ohlendorf, Robert W. Risebrough, Kees Vermeer.

Ohlendorf¹,

Risebrough²,

Vermeer³

1978

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“…In the last century, DDT was used during the second World War and post-World War period to control the extension of malaria cases. The massive and uncontrolled use of DDT briefly produced negative effects on the environment, such as the thinning of eggshells in birds [5,6] and reduction of hatching [7]. Moreover, negative implications were also observed in reproduction in higher animals [8].…”

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Mitochondrial Involvement in the Adaptive Response to Chronic Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and High-Fat Feeding in a Rat Liver and Testis

Migliaccio

Gregorio

Putti

et al. 2019

Cells

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In our modern society, exposure to stressful environmental stimuli, such as pollutants and/or chronic high-fat feeding, continuously induce tissular/organ metabolic adaptation to promote cellular survival. In extreme conditions, cellular death and tissular/organ damage occur. Mitochondria, as a cellular energy source, seem to play an important role in facing cellular stress induced by these environmental stimuli. On the other hand, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress play a key role in environmental stress-induced metabolic diseases. However, little is known about the combined effect of simultaneous exposure to chronic high-fat feeding and environmental pollutants on metabolic alterations at a tissular and cellular level, including mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress induction. Our research group recently addressed this topic by analysing the effect of chronic exposure to a non-toxic dose of the environmental pollutant dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) associated with high-fat feeding in male Wistar rats. In this review, we mainly summarize our recent findings on mitochondrial adaptive response and oxidative stress induction in the liver, the main tissue involved in fat metabolism and pollutant detoxification, and in male gonads, the main targets of endocrine disruption induced by both high-fat feeding and environmental pollutants.

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“…Whereas dieldrin is known to be toxic to birds and is suspected of having caused population-level effects (13,14), it is not likely that current concentrations of dieldrin in fishes of the Great Lakes present a significant hazard to bald eagles. The NOAEC used in the hazard assessment is conservative and based on the regression of Wiemeyer et al (6), who relates dieldrin concentrations in eggs to productivities of individual pairs of bald eagles (Table 1).…”

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A Review of Factors Affecting Productivity of Bald Eagles in the Great Lakes Region: Implications for Recovery

Giesy¹,

Best²,

Kramer³

1995

Environmental Health Perspectives

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2USDI-Fish and Wildlife Service, East Lansing, MichiganThe bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) population in North America declined greatly after World War II due primarily to the eggshell thinning effects of p,p'DDE, a biodegradation product of DDT. After the banning of DDT in the United States and Canada during the early 1970s, the bald eagle population started to increase. However, this population recovery has not been uniform. Eagles nesting along the shorelines of the North American Great Lakes and rivers open to spawning runs of anadromous fishes from the Great Lakes still exhibit impaired reproduction. We have explored both ecological and toxicological factors that would limit reproduction of bald eagles in the Great Lakes region. Based on our studies, the most critical factors influencing eagle populations are concentrations of environmental toxicants. While there might be some continuing effects of DDE, total PCBs and most importantly 2,3,7,8-tetrachlordibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents (TCDD-EQ) in fishes from the Great Lakes and rivers open to spawning runs of anadromous fishes from the Great Lakes currently represent a significant hazard to bald eagles living along these shorelines or near these rivers and are most likely related to the impaired reproduction in bald eagles living there. -Environ Health Perspect 1 03(Suppl 4): 51-59 (1995)

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DDT thins shells of eggs from mallard ducks maintained onad libitum or controlled-feeding regimens

Cited by 25 publications

References 14 publications

Exposure of marine birds to environmental pollutants / by Harry M. Ohlendorf, Robert W. Risebrough, Kees Vermeer.

Exposure of marine birds to environmental pollutants / by Harry M. Ohlendorf, Robert W. Risebrough, Kees Vermeer.

Mitochondrial Involvement in the Adaptive Response to Chronic Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and High-Fat Feeding in a Rat Liver and Testis

A Review of Factors Affecting Productivity of Bald Eagles in the Great Lakes Region: Implications for Recovery

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