Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in UK sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) livers. Data from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS)

Data on concentrations of PBDEs found in the livers of 59 sparrowhawks that had died in the UK between 1998 and 2009. Samples were selected from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) Archive. Archived livers from birds that had died between 1998 and 2009 from central England, directly east and within 250 km of the Welsh border, were analysed. Data are presented as one table and two supporting files containing metadata.

The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0

Identification info

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: utf8

Dataset Reference Date (): 2013-03-26

Identifier: CEH:EIDC: / 1352896066843

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0

Other citation details: Crosse, J., Shore, R., Jones, K., Pereira, M. G. (2013). Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in UK sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) livers. Data from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dr. Glória Pereira

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Crosse, J.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Shore, R.

Lancaster University - Jones, K.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pereira, M. G.

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Maintenance and update frequency: notPlanned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

GeoNames

Keywords

Accipiter nisus
Pollution
liver
Sparrowhawk
bird
bird of prey
tissue

Limitations on Public Access: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: no limitations

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Crosse, J., Shore, R., Jones, K., Pereira, M. G. (2013). Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in UK sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) livers. Data from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0

Spatial representation type: textTable

Distance: 100 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

Topic category

Environment

Begin date: 1985-01-01

End date: 2009-12-31

Code: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Distribution Information

Data format

Comma-separated values (CSV) ()

Resource Locator: Supporting documents
Documents available to assist with re-use of this dataset.

Resource Locator: Download the data
Download a copy of this data

Resource Locator: Supporting documents
Documents available to assist with re-use of this dataset.

Resource Locator: Download the data
Download a copy of this data

Quality Scope: dataset

Other: dataset

Report

Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Dead sparrowhawks from throughout Britain were collected by volunteers and submitted to the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme. Provenance, collection date, age, sex, body weight and body condition (assessed visually using a six point scoring system) were recorded and a necropsy was performed during which a putative cause of death was determined. Various body tissues were collected from each carcass, weighed and archived at -20°C. Whole liver and body weights were not obtained for all birds usually because carcasses had been partly damaged through trauma or scavenging, or organs were provided by taxidermists who had not recorded the body weight of the bird.

Archived livers from birds that had died between 1998 and 2009 from central England, directly east and within 250 km of the Welsh border, were selected. Sample selection was restricted to minimise potential confounding temporal and spatial variation. Selection of birds was further stratified such that individuals were representative of one of eight groups characterised by sex (male/female), age (adult/juvenile) and body condition (starved/non-starved birds). Juveniles were defined as birds that hatched in the current or previous calendar year while starved birds were those which, at post-mortem inspection, had a complete lack of fat deposits or at most trace amounts of fat typically around the heart but nowhere else. The numbers of birds in each of the eight groups varied between five and 11 and the total number of birds analysed was 59.

Metadata

File identifier: 1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1)

Resource type: dataset

Hierarchy level name: dataset

Metadata Date: 2023-04-27T19:05:14

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Environmental Information Data Centre

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK

Overviews

Publishing Body

Access the portal

Full access to the portal and metadata.

Associated resources (if any)

Not available

Default