This study is aimed to evaluate the presence and distribution of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in Yellowlegged
gull eggs (Larus michahellis) collected from 8 National or Natural Parks from the Iberian Peninsula. In
each colony, 12 eggs were randomly collected and pooled from 3 areas of the colony and analyzed using liquid–
solid extraction and liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. Perfluorooctanate
sulfonate (PFOS) was the only compound detected in the eggs and its presence was higher in the colonies situated
in NE Iberian Peninsula due to the more industrial and mass urbanization in this area compared to the
SW Mediterranean or Atlantic colonies. Accordingly, the Medes site, followed by the Ebro Delta and Columbretes,
all situated in the NW Mediterranean coast, contained the highest PFOS levels (40.5–54.0 ng/g-ww).
In all other colonies, PFOS was detected at levels of 10.1–18.6 ng/g-ww. Egg shell biometry was studied and it
was found that the presence of PFOS did not affect the development of the egg.