| Title: | Changes in thyroid function of nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in relation to polycyclic aromatic compounds and other environmental stressors in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region |
| Author(s): | Fernie KJ; Marteinson SC; Chen D; Palace V; Peters L; Soos C; Smits JEG; |
| Address: | "Ecotoxicology & Wildlife Health Division, Science & Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7R 1A2. Electronic address: kim.fernie@canada.ca. Ecotoxicology & Wildlife Health Division, Science & Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7R 1A2. School of Environment, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health, and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China. International Institute for Sustainable Development - Experimental Lakes Area, 111 Lombard Avenue, Suite 325, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0T4. Riddell Faculty of Earth Environment and Resources, University of Manitoba, 125 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2. Ecotoxicology & Wildlife Health Division, Science & Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 115 Perimeter Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X4. Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4Z6" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.031 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1096-0953 (Electronic) 0013-9351 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In the Canadian Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR), nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) raised near mining-related activities accumulated greater concentrations of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) that contributed to their poorer condition, growth, and reproductive success. Here, we report changes in thyroid function of the same 14?ª+day old (do) nestlings (N?ª+ |
| Keywords: | Animals Canada *Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollutants/*toxicity Oil and Gas Fields Polycyclic Compounds/*toxicity Sand Swallows/*physiology Thyroid Gland/*physiology Trees Air pollution Athabasca Oil Sands Region Bird Multiple stressors PACs T; |
| Notes: | "MedlineFernie, K J Marteinson, S C Chen, D Palace, V Peters, L Soos, C Smits, J E G eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2018/12/12 Environ Res. 2019 Feb; 169:464-475. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.031. Epub 2018 Nov 22" |
