Possible Relevance of Pigeons as an Indicator Species for Monitoring Air Pollution

Schilderman, P.A.E.L.; Hoogewerff, Jurian; Schooten, Frederik‐Jan van; Maas, L.M.; Moonen, E.J.C.; Os, Bertil J. H. van; Wijnen, J.H. van; Kleinjans, Jos

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“…The elemental concentrations in the tissues of pigeon did not vary significantly among the five locations. In order to evaluate the elemental concentrations in the pigeon tissues, we compared the measured values with those in the tissues obtained at other places (Torres et al 2010;Schilderman et al 1997;Hutton et al 1980;Nam et al 2006; Table 3). …”

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“…These metropolitan sedentary birds forage on the ground and present abundant, stable populations, mostly associated with human activities. Their atmospheric exposure in the urban environment is similar to that of the human population and, consequently, pigeons have been extensively used to monitor heavy metal pollution (Hutton and Goodman 1980;Nam and Lee 2006;Schilderman et al 1997). However, heavy metals pollution in tissues of pigeon has become an important concern worldwide, not only because of the threat to tissues of pigeon, but also due to the health risks associated with tissues of pigeon consumption.…”

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“…Among possible biomonitoring species, birds have been widely used to assess environmental contamination, and in urban and rural environments, the usefulness of the feral pigeon (C. livia) as a bioindicator of pollution has been assessed over the last decades (Nam et al 2004;Schilderman et al 1997). These metropolitan sedentary birds forage on the ground and present abundant, stable populations, mostly associated with human activities.…”

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Levels of Heavy Metals in Different Tissues of Pigeon (Columba livia) of Bangladesh for Safety Assessment for Human Consumption

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Sehrin

2013

Bangla Pharma J

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Heavy metal pollution was reported in commercially valuable and edible pigeon (Columba livia, Gmelin 1789) of Bangladesh. The concentrations of As, Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn, and Cu were investigated in the muscle, intestine, kidney, gizzard and liver. For this 60 C. livia were selected from five locations to assess the degree of pollution by heavy metals in pigeon. Significant differences in heavy metal concentrations were observed among different tissues, but not among the locations. The ranges of the measured concentrations (µg/g dry weight) in the tissues of C. livia (1.19-34.42) and (26.09-43.60) in the muscle, intestine, kidney, gizzard, and liver, respectively. This research showed that the liver appeared to be the main storage site of heavy metals, while the muscle had the lowest levels of the analyzed metals. The concentrations of metal in the muscles were not found to exceed the acceptable level for human consumption.

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“…In another study, reported traffic intensities were associated with measured front -door NO 2 levels at schools (Dell'Orco et al, 1996 ). Several studies using traffic density data as exposure proxy have shown consistent health effects of traffic -related air pollution ( Wjst et al, 1993;Weiland et al, 1994;Duhme et al, 1996;Pastorelli et al, 1996;Brunekreef et al, 1997;Schilderman et al, 1997;Ciccone et al, 1998 ). These findings suggest, that traffic volume at the residential address is a valid exposure proxy of traffic -related air pollution exposure.…”

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Personal exposure assessment studies may suffer from exposure-relevant selection bias

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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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We evaluated exposure -relevant selection bias within the framework of a study on personal air pollution exposure, using traffic data as exposure proxy. Based on random samples of 3000 ( Basel ) and 2532 ( Helsinki ) persons, 50 and 250 subjects, respectively, were recruited for direct monitoring and 250 ( Basel, Helsinki ) for indirect monitoring. In Basel, participants of direct monitoring as compared to non -participants were more likely to live at streets with low traffic volume ( 49% below 1st quartile vs. 27% ). Adjusted for sex, age and nationality, an increase of 100 cars per hour was associated with 14% less participation ( odds ratio ( OR ): 0.861; 95% CI: 0.731, 1.007 ). Although in Helsinki, traffic volume was neither significantly related to participation in direct nor indirect monitoring, the point estimates indicate a tendency to decreased participation with increasing traffic intensity at home. We conclude that selection bias regarding exposure -relevant characteristics is likely to occur when recruiting participants for studies including demanding personal exposure assessment. Correction for factors routinely collected may not fully account for exposure -relevant bias. This is of particular importance when using exposure data for modelling population exposure distributions, whereas in epidemiological studies, a reduced range of exposure must not a priori distort the exposure -response relationship.

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“…As infecções parasitárias em aves são onipresentes, mesmo quando ocorrem em quantidades baixas, podendo resultar em doenças subclínicas (Badparva et al, 2015). A literatura sobre o conhecimento da fauna parasitária de pombos urbanos se referem àquelas aves que são utilizadas como bioindicadores (Schilderman et al, 1997) ou no cardápio alimentar de humanos, as quais relevam importância das condições sanitárias próprias para consumo humano (Razmi et al, 2007, Adang et al, 2008, Qi et al, 2011, Radfar et al, 2012. A fauna parasitária em pombos com relatos no Brasil é escassa e os gêneros descritos são: Acuaria, Capilaria, Ornithostrongylus, Ascaridia, Brachylaemus, Tanaisia e Raillietina (Silva et al, 1990, Marques et al, 2007.…”

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Avaliação parasitológica de excretas de pombos refugiados em edificações da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Souza¹,

Scisleski²,

Marques³

2017

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of parasites in feces of pigeons housed in buildings of Campus do Vale of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The campus has 99 buildings and 85 of them were inspected. Fecal samples were collected from 17 (20%) of them and the parasitological diagnosis was based on Willis-Mollay (WM), Lutz and modified Ziehl-Neelsen (ZNm) methods. By WM and Lutz were diagnosed eggs of ascarids in the collected feces: 1. Department of Ecology; 2. Department of Philosophy and Human Sciences. Nematode larvae were recovered from feces present in six buildings: 1. Computing Institute; 2. Research Laboratory of the Biotechnology Center; 3. Mining Department of Engineering School; 4. Library of the Institute of Physics; 5. Chemistry Institute – Classroom Amphitheater; 6. Computing Laboratory. By ZNm, the samples were negative for Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts. The fecal samples from pigeons housed at the university buildings presented parasitic structures with zoonotic potential. Knowing this diversity is of fundamental importance for a better management, preserving the health of people who transit through Campus do Vale UFRS.

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Possible Relevance of Pigeons as an Indicator Species for Monitoring Air Pollution

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Levels of Heavy Metals in Different Tissues of Pigeon (Columba livia) of Bangladesh for Safety Assessment for Human Consumption

Levels of Heavy Metals in Different Tissues of Pigeon (Columba livia) of Bangladesh for Safety Assessment for Human Consumption

Personal exposure assessment studies may suffer from exposure-relevant selection bias

Avaliação parasitológica de excretas de pombos refugiados em edificações da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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