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PCBs cause birds to sing a different tune
- code_duck 13y agoI wonder how these birds like tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) and deca-brominated diphenyl ether(DecaBDE).
- jonmrodriguez 13y agoI suggest the title should say "Polychlorinated Biphenyls cause birds to sing a different tune". In the context of Hacker News, the title suggested to me that someone had engineered a Printed Circuit Board that would interfere with birds' brains, perhaps by emitting magnetic fields to mess with their sense of north, or something.
- readme 13y agoSame, I had to scroll down until I found out it was a polycarbonated biphenyl then had a sigh of relief.
- gcr 13y agoI'm curious to see whether exposing the bird to helium has any effect.
- moutarde 13y agoThis is only tangentially related to the article but where I live there is a lot a wildlife, including many different species of birds. Some of these birds now sing songs that mimic common mobile phone ringtones. This is obviously not as bad as pollutants effecting birds behaviour but I think it's a great example of technology having strange, unintended consequences.