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Feces are Effective Biological Samples for Measuring Pesticides and Flame Retardants in Primates.
Wang, Shaorui; Steiniche, Tessa; Rothman, Jessica M; Wrangham, Richard W; Chapman, Colin A; Mutegeki, Richard; Quirós, Rodolfo; Wasserman, Michael D; Venier, Marta.
Afiliação
  • Wang S; O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States.
  • Steiniche T; Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States.
  • Rothman JM; Department of Anthropology, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10021, United States.
  • Wrangham RW; Kibale Chimpanzee Project and Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States.
  • Chapman CA; Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States.
  • Mutegeki R; Makerere University Biological Field Station, Kibale National Park, Kibale, Uganda.
  • Quirós R; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, School of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 712100, P. R. China.
  • Wasserman MD; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3629, South Africa.
  • Venier M; Makerere University Biological Field Station, Kibale National Park, Kibale, Uganda.
Environ Sci Technol ; 54(19): 12013-12023, 2020 10 06.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32900185
ABSTRACT
The habitats of wild primates are increasingly threatened by surrounding anthropogenic pressures, but little is known about primate exposure to frequently used chemicals. We applied a novel method to simultaneously measure 21 legacy pesticides (OCPs), 29 current use pesticides (CUPs), 47 halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), and 19 organophosphate flame retardants in feces from baboons in the U.S.A., howler monkeys in Costa Rica, and baboons, chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, and red colobus in Uganda. The most abundant chemicals were α-hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH), ß-hexachlorocyclohexane (ß-HCH), and hexachlorobenzene among OCPs across all sites, chlorpyrifos among CUPs in Costa Rica and Indiana, decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE) in Costa Rica and Indiana and 2, 2', 4, 4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in Uganda as HFRs, and tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBOEP) as OPFRs across all sites. The detected chemical concentrations were generally higher in red-tailed monkeys and red colobus than in chimpanzees and baboons. Our methods can be used to examine the threat of chemical pollutants to wildlife, which is critical for endangered species where only noninvasive methods can be used.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Praguicidas / Retardadores de Chama Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Praguicidas / Retardadores de Chama Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article