Browsing Research Output by Author "Polder, Anuschka"
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Chlorinated, brominated and fluorinated organic pollutants in African Penguin eggs: 30 years since the previous assessment
Bouwman, Hindrik; Govender, Danny; Polder, Anuschka; Underhill, Les (Elsevier, 2015)The African Penguin population has drastically declined over the last 100 years. Changes in food availability due to over-fishing and other oceanographic changes seem to be major causes. However, it has also been 30 years ... -
Halogenated pollutants in terrestrial and aquatic bird eggs: converging patterns of pollutant profiles, and impacts and risks from high levels
Bouwman, Hindrik; Viljoen, Ignatius M.; Quinn, Laura P.; Polder, Anuschka (ELSEVIER, 2013)We investigated the presence, levels, relationships, and risks of HCHs, DDTs, chlordanes, mirex, PCBs, and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in terrestrial and aquatic bird eggs from an area in South Africa where DDT is ... -
Organochlorine contaminants in cormorant, darter, egret, and ibis eggs from South Africa
Bouwman, Henk; Venter, Belinda; Polder, Anuschka; Skaare, Janneche U. (Elsevier Science Limited, 2008) -
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in tern eggs from St. Brandon's Atoll, Indian Ocean
Van der Schyff, Veronica; Polder, Anuschka; Cole, Nik C.; Bouwman, Hindrik; Kwet Yive, Nee Sun Choong (Elsevier, 2020)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic fluorinated compounds of concern for human and environmental health. There is no data on PFAS concentrations in marine bird eggs from the Western Indian Ocean. ... -
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and HBCD in bird eggs of South Africa
Bouwman, Henk; Venter, Belinda; Polder, Anuschka; Skaare, Janneche U. (Elsevier, 2008)