Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in merlin and golden eagle eggs

Walker, Lee ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7075; Potter, Elaine; Shore, Richard; Chaplow, Jacky ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-8697; Dos Santos Pereira, Gloria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-0019. Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in merlin and golden eagle eggs. NERC 7 June 2016, https://doi.org/10.5285/ad38a087-01a3-4865-b07c-a088ffb65916 [Output (Electronic)]

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Abstract/Summary

This dataset contains concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and mercury (Hg) in merlin and golden eagle egg contents collected as part of the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS). In addition to residue data, for each record the year and region in which the egg was collected, and the egg shell index are recorded. The PBMS is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain. Levels of contaminants are monitored to determine variations between species and regions, changes over time and effects on individual birds and their populations. The Scheme is currently funded by CEH, Natural England, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU).

Item Type:	Output (Electronic)
Electronic Identifier / URL / DOI:	https://doi.org/10.5285/ad38a087-01a3-4865-b07c-a088ffb65916
Date made live:	17 Feb 2017 08:36 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516125

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