Ubiquitous presence of pesticides in feathers of common UK birds

Abstract Pesticides continue to be widely used despite the concerns about their negative impacts on non-target organisms. Birds are at risk from exposure to several classes of pesticides regardless of the habitats they are found in, since pesticides are applied in rural and urban areas. In some instances, the doses received have been found to cause lethal and/or sublethal effects. However, levels of pesticide exposure in wild birds remain largely unknown and this study aims to shed light on this