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Abstract

This study investigated the concentrations of 45 per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in fledgling Flesh‐footed Shearwater (Ardenna carneipes; n = 33) and Wedge‐tailed Shearwater (A. pacifica; n = 9) livers via LC‐MS/MS and their relationship to body morphometrics and ingested plastic mass recorded in 2019 on Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia. Sixteen PFASs were detected, of which perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) was the dominant compound, detected in 100% of birds (1.34 to 13.4 ng/g ww). Long‐chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, including perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA; 50% of birds. There was a positive correlation between PFDA and PFTrDA concentrations and wing chord length (Rs=0.36, p=0.0204; Rs=0.44, p=0.0037 respectively), and between PFDA concentrations and total body mass (Rs=0.33, p=0.032) suggesting that these compounds may impact shearwater fledgling morphometrics. Plastic was present in the intestinal tract of 79% of individuals (

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Szabo, D and Lavers, JL and Shimeta, J and Green, MP and Mulder, RA and Clarke, BO
Keywords:	seabird ecology, chemical pollutant, POPs, PFAS, shearwater
Journal or Publication Title:	Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Publisher:	SETAC
ISSN:	0730-7268
DOI / ID Number:	10.1002/etc.4924
Copyright Information:	© 2020 SETACThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Szabo, D., Lavers, J.L., Shimeta, J., Green, M.P., Mulder, R.A. and Clarke, B.O. (2021), Correlations between Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Body Morphometrics in Fledgling Shearwaters Impacted by Plastic Consumption from a Remote Pacific Island. Environ Toxicol Chem., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4924. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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