PBMS reports flame retardant levels in Scottish otters

Submitted by Ms. Jacky Chaplow on

The latest report from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme, in collaboration with the Cardiff University Otter Project,  investigates the concentrations of poly-brominated flame retardants (PBDEs) in a small sample of Scottish otters.

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Reference: Liver concentrations of flame retardants in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) collected from Scotland between 2013 and 2015: a Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) Report. 2016. L.A Walker, C. Moeckel, M.G. Pereira, E.D. Potter, E.A. Chadwick & R.F. Shore

The data used analysed in this report can be downloaded from the CEH Data catalogue: Walker, L.A.; Moeckel, C.; Pereira, M.G.; Potter, E.D.; Chadwick, E.A.; Shore, R.F. (2016). Flame retardants in the livers of the Eurasian otter collected from Scotland between 2013 and 2015 (PBMS). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. http://doi.org/10.5285/9371ce24-7a5a-4964-93bf-884b42fd5fc3

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