Determination of bromadiolone in pheasants and foxes by differential pulse voltammetry
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry |
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| Field | Electrochemistry |
| Keywords | bromadiolone; pheasant; fox; differential pulse voltammetry |
| Description | Bromadiolone, a commercially used anticoagulant rodenticide, was determined in tissues of various animals by differential pulse voltammetry with a carbon-paste electrode. Under the most suitable experimental conditions (step potential of 25 mV s-1 and 0.2 mol L-1 acetate buffer, pH 4.2), the limit of detection was 0.5 ng mL-1. The electroanalytical method was consequently used to investigate the bromadiolone transport within the food chain. Pheasants were exposed to bromadiolone and then used as feed for a fox. The average levels were 528 and 198 ng of bromadiolone per gram of fresh weight of liver of pheasant and fox, respectively. Due to the surprisingly lower content of bromadiolone in the latter, a basic biochemical analysis, particularly blood coagulation, was performed. Among the parameters studied (thrombin time, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and fibrinogen), there was prolongation of the prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. |
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