Migratory birds are the source of highly toxic organic pollutants for indigenous people in the Russian Arctic

3rd International Conference Environment and Sustainable Development of Territories: Ecological Challenges of the 21st Century

生态环境科学;地球科学;经济学

Pesiakova, A.A.^1 ; Gusakova, E.V.^1 ; Trofimova, A.N.^1 ; Sorokina, T.Y.^1

Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Severnaya Dvina Emb. 17, Arkhangelsk

163002, Russia^1

关键词: Environmental contamination;    Human bodies;    Indigenous people;    Migratory birds;    Organic contaminant;    Production sites;    Toxic contaminants;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/107/1/012088/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/107/1/012088

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Polychlorinated biphenyls are highly toxic organic contaminants. Due to their chemical properties they had wide application in industry and agriculture in the 20thcentury. In 2001 the production of PCBs has been prohibited almost worldwide. Environmental contamination has been found in soils, water, and air where there were PCB production sites. They have been detected in fish, birds and animals of migratory species, retaining transboarding transfer. Several migratory species of birds (Taiga bean goose, greater white-fronted goose, lesser white fronted goose and barnacle goose) are a diet for indigenous people. PCBs accumulating in the human body affect all systems and organs. This article reviews the contribution of migratory bird species in transboarding transfer of highly toxic contaminants in the Nenets Autonomous Area, Kolguev island (Russian Arctic).