Exploring the amphibian exposome in an agricultural landscape using telemetry and passive sampling.

ABSTRACT: This is the first field study of its kind to combine radio telemetry, passive samplers, and pesticide accumulation in tissues to characterize the amphibian exposome as it relates to pesticides. Understanding how habitat drives exposure in individuals (i.e., their exposome), and how that relates to individual health is critical to managing species in an agricultural landscape where pesticide exposure is likely. We followed 72 northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens) in two agricultural wetlands for insight into where and when individuals are at high risk of pesticide exposure. Novel passive sampling devices (PSDs) were deployed at sites where telemetered frogs were located, then moved to subsequent locations as frogs were radio-tracked. Pesticide concentration in PSDs varied by habitat a

SUBMITTER: Swanson JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6030078 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature