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A Potential New Threat to Wild Life: Presence of UV Filters in Bird Eggs from a Preserved Area.

Environmental science & technology (2017-09-06)
Daniel Molins-Delgado, Manuel Máñez, Ana Andreu, Fernando Hiraldo, Ethel Eljarrat, Damià Barceló, M Silvia Díaz-Cruz
ABSTRACT

The present study uses bird eggs of seven wild species as a biomonitoring tool for sunscreens occurrence. Seven UV filters (UV-Fs), including 3 hydroxy-metabolites of oxybenzone (benzophenone 3, BP3) were characterized in unhatched eggs from Doñana Natural Space (Spain). High frequency of detection was observed for all UV-Fs, ranging from 95% to 100%. The oxybenzone metabolite 4-hydroxybenzophenone (4HB) was ubiquitous at concentrations in the range 12.0-3348 ng g

MATERIALS
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Product Description

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2-Ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate, 97%
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2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone, 99%
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4,4′-Dihydroxybenzophenone, 99%
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2-Ethylhexyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate, 98%
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4-Hydroxybenzophenone, 98%