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(Beyond Pesticides, September 14, 2016) According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), high concentrations of dioxins and furans have been detected in tree swallow eggs collected near several sites around the Great Lakes. Other chemicals detected include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which were at background levels. The study is part of efforts to clean up a toxic chemical legacy around the Great Lakes, and the researchers believe their results are critical to regulators to assess \u201cbird or animal deformity or reproductive problems\u201d<\/p>\n

\"lakeerieislands\"The study, \u201cConcentrations and spatial patterns of organic contaminants in tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) eggs at United States and binational Great Lakes Areas of Concern, 2010\u20142015<\/a>,\u201d used tree swallows to quantify current exposure to organic contaminants across all five Great Lakes including 59 sites within 27 \u00a0Areas of Concern (AOCs) \u00a0and 10 nearby \u00a0locations. The Great Lakes Areas of Concern refers to a U.S.-Canada \u00a0Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement<\/a> \u00a0(Annex 1 of the 2012 Protocol) that \u00a0defines AOCs as “geographic areas designated by the Parties where significant \u00a0impairment of beneficial uses<\/a> \u00a0has occurred as a result of human activities at the local level.” An AOC is a location that has experienced environmental degradation, and includes several water bodies in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and others.<\/p>\n

Tree swallows in this study were sampled across the Great Lakes basin in 2010 through 2015 where concentrations of organic contaminants in the eggs were quantified and compared with background and reproductive effect thresholds in order to provide a system-wide assessment of current exposure. The contaminants, including \u00a0 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (dioxins), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (furans), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and a suite of 26 pesticides (including chlordane, heptachlor and mirex), \u00a0were selected because they are listed by the \u00a0AOCs \u00a0as contaminants of concern, tend to persist in the environment, and are known or suspected to cause reproductive issues.<\/p>\n

While many of the contaminants tested in the study \u00a0are at or below average background exposure, including PCBs \u00a0and PBDEs, \u00a0concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p<\/em>-dioxin and furan (PCDD-F) at the Saginaw River and Bay and Midland, Michigan exceed set benchmarks \u00a0associated with reproductive effects (hatching effects). The researchers note that their findings \u201ccan be used by States and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess ongoing restoration activities intended to reduce wildlife exposures to these contaminants, which can cause deformities or reproductive problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

This ongoing biomonitoring work is part of The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, \u00a0<\/a>which was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the Great Lakes- largest system of fresh surface water in the world. According to the initiative, federal agencies will continue to strategically target the biggest threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem and accelerate progress toward long-term goals for this important ecosystem. Actions include, cleaning up Great Lakes Areas of Concern, preventing and controlling invasive species, reducing nutrient runoff that contributes to harmful\/nuisance algal blooms, and restoring habitat to protect native species.<\/p>\n

Legacy chemicals like dioxins and PCBs, longed banned in the U.S., continue to plague wildlife and even humans. In addition to the birds in \u00a0this study, river otters in the Midwest <\/a>have also been found to still be contaminated with these substances. Another study \u00a0attributed to DDT the reproductive problems plaguing endangered condors in California<\/a>, as a result of the birds\u2019 feeding on contaminated sea lions. \u00a0A recent study<\/a> by researchers at Drexel University, which looked at PCB, DDT and other persistent organic pollutants, report that higher levels of some of these compounds during pregnancy are associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). \u00a0Dioxins, PCBs and other organochlorines are categorized as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) because they persist for long periods of time in the environment, eventually making their way up food chains, accumulating in the fatty tissues and animals and humans. Their \u00a0legacy of poisoning the environment<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0has been well documented, despite being banned for decades. Recent studies have linked these POPs to \u00a0hormonal disturbances<\/strong><\/a>, abnormal sperm development<\/strong><\/a>, cancer<\/strong><\/a>, \u00a0diabetes<\/strong><\/a>, obesity<\/strong><\/a> and environmental contamination<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Efforts to halt the pollution of the Great Lakes and other waterways has been a focus in the region for many \u00a0years. Toxicants like \u00a0lindane<\/strong><\/a>, dioxin, PCB, and \u00a0microcystin<\/a>,<\/strong> \u00a0have also been detected as pollutants in the Great Lakes. In 2015, two Michigan Representatives introduced<\/a> the \u00a0Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0<\/em>(HR 3120)<\/em> \u00a0<\/em>in an effort to halt the pollution of the Great Lakes from agricultural run-off, which causes dangerous algae blooms and it a major threat to ecosystems in the region \u00ad. Scientists had been \u00a0tracking algal blooms<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0in the Great Lakes \u00a0for years and have \u00a0recommended<\/strong><\/a> region-wide monitoring and a change in farm management practices. In 2014, residents of Toledo, Ohio were advised to stop using tap water after a local water treatment plant found toxic substances in dangerous quantities in the water. 500,000 residents were \u00a0instructed<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0not to drink the water, brush teeth or prepare food with the water, or give it to pets. The contamination resulted from continuously growing algal blooms on Lake Erie, Ohio\u2019s northern water source.<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides tracks the scientific literature \u00a0related to pesticide exposure through the Pesticide Induced Diseases Database (PIDD)<\/strong><\/a>. For more information on the impacts of pesticides, past and present, on human and environmental health, visit our PIDD page.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: USGS \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, September 14, 2016) According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), high concentrations of dioxins and furans have been detected in tree swallow eggs collected near several sites around the Great Lakes. Other chemicals detected include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which were at background levels. The study is part of efforts to clean up a toxic chemical legacy around the Great Lakes, and the researchers believe their results are critical to regulators to assess \u201cbird or animal deformity or reproductive problems\u201d The study, \u201cConcentrations and spatial patterns of organic contaminants in tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) eggs at United States and binational Great Lakes Areas of Concern, 2010\u20142015,\u201d used tree swallows to quantify current exposure to organic contaminants across all five Great Lakes including 59 sites within 27 \u00a0Areas of Concern (AOCs) \u00a0and 10 nearby \u00a0locations. The Great Lakes Areas of Concern refers to a U.S.-Canada \u00a0Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement \u00a0(Annex 1 of the 2012 Protocol) that \u00a0defines AOCs as “geographic areas designated by the Parties where significant \u00a0impairment of beneficial uses \u00a0has occurred as a result of human activities at the local level.” An AOC is a location that has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,196,28,127,60,164,6,181,153,275,276,1,12,324,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autism","category-cancer","category-chlordane","category-diabetes","category-environmental-justice","category-heptachlor","category-international","category-obesity","category-ohio","category-reproductive-health","category-take-action","category-uncategorized","category-water","category-water-regulation","category-wildlifeenvironment"],"yoast_head":"\nLegacy Contaminants Found in Swallow Eggs around the Great Lakes - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/09\/legacy-contaminants-found-swallow-eggs-around-great-lakes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Legacy Contaminants Found in Swallow Eggs around the Great Lakes - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, September 14, 2016) According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), high concentrations of dioxins and furans have been detected in tree swallow eggs collected near several sites around the Great Lakes. 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