Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in the northwest Atlantic marine food web

Shaw, Susan D.; Berger, Michelle L.; Brenner, D. J.; Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Lohmann, Nina; Päpke, Olaf

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.02.018

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“…This is a typical and well known finding, not only in several marine mammal species (e.g. Covaci et al, 2002;JohnsonRestrepo et al, 2005;Ikonomou and Addison, 2008;Shaw et al, 2008Shaw et al, , 2009Montie et al, 2009;Weijs et al, 2009a), but in various fish species (Voorspoels et al, 2003(Voorspoels et al, , 2004Johnson-Restrepo et al, 2005;Shaw et al, 2009) as well. CB 153 was followed by CB 138 and CB 149, which is different from PCB profiles in pinnipeds (Weijs et al, 2009a), but similar to the profile in harbour porpoises from the North Sea (Weijs et al, 2009a) and again very specific for harbour porpoises.…”

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Occurrence of anthropogenic and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises

Weijs

Das

Neels

et al. 2010

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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a b s t r a c tHarbour porpoises are one of the three cetacean species inhabiting the Black Sea. This is the first study to report on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and naturally-produced compounds, methoxylated PBDEs (MeO-PBDEs) and polybrominated hexahydroxanthene derivatives (PBHDs), in tissues (kidney, brain, blubber, liver, muscle) of male harbour porpoises (11 adults, 9 juveniles) from the Black Sea. Lipid-normalized concentrations decreased from muscle > blubber > liver > kidney > brain for the sum of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and for the sum of PBDEs. Among the naturally-produced compounds, levels of PBHDs were higher than of MeO-PBDEs, with tri-BHD and 6-MeO-BDE 47 being the dominant compounds for both groups, respectively. Concentrations of naturally-produced compounds decreased from blubber to brain, similarly to the sum of DDT and metabolites (DDXs). Concentrations of DDXs were highest, followed by PCBs, HCB, PBHDs, PBDEs and MeO-PBDEs. Levels of PCBs and PBDEs in blubber were lower than concentrations reported for harbour porpoises from the North Sea, while concentrations of DDXs were higher.

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Section: Levels and Profilessupporting

confidence: 59%

Occurrence of anthropogenic and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises

Weijs

Das

Neels

et al. 2010

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…17,66,67 PBDEs have been shown to cross the blood-placenta and bloodbrain barriers to accumulate in the brains of perinatally exposed rats exposed to the PentaBDE commercial mixture 68 and some birds of prey. 69 In addition to accumulation in lipid-rich tissues, the liver is an important target of PBDE disposition and toxicity.…”

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“…16,17 This dietary exposure pathway in aquatic animals is distinguished from human uptake that appears to depend on both dietary exposures and the incidental ingestion of PBDE-containing dust. 18,19 Despite the discontinued use of PentaBDE, its constituents, including BDE-47 (2,2'4,4'-tetraBDE), BDE-99 (2,2',4,4',5-pentaBDE), BDE-100 (2,2',4,4',6-pentaBDE), BDE-153 (2,2',4,4',5,5′-hexaBDE), and BDE-154 (2,2',4,4',5,6'-hexaBDE), continue to be dominant PBDEs frequently detected in humans and wildlife worldwide despite the generally more limited use of PentaBDE outside the US.…”

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“…In addition, other highly brominated PBDEs are being detected more frequently in biota, including the hexa-to nonaBDEs, which may reflect the increased use of BDE-209 and its environmental breakdown and biological metabolism. 17,41 This review summarizes the biological disposition and toxicity of PBDEs in teleost fishes with particular focus on thyroid disruption mechanisms and interactions as this endocrine system is an important target of the PBDEs. Indeed, most laboratory studies published to date in fish (and other vertebrates) have focused on the potential for PBDEs to perturb thyroid signaling, as well as impair neurological development and reproduction.…”

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PBDE flame retardants

Noyes

Stapleton

2014

Endocrine Disruptors

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“…The potential sources of HBCD transport into the environment have been discussed [6,7]. HBCD has the ability to bioaccumulate and biomagnify [8][9][10], is persistent in the environment, and is spread over large distances far from the initial source of its use [11].…”

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Level of hexabromocyclododecane isomers in the tissue of selected commonly consumed fish in Central European countries

Kuc¹,

Grochowalski²,

Mach

et al. 2014

Acta Chromatographica

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Summary. This paper is focused on the determination of three hexabromocyclododecane isomers, α, β, and γ, in the tissue of the most commonly consumed marine and farmed fish in Central Europe. The analytical procedure contains multiple steps: extraction, dialysis using semipermeable membranes, and a clean-up step using a silica gel column. Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) isomers were determined by sensitive isotope dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method which is characterized by a low limit of detection (1 pg g −1 fresh weight). The recovery values obtained for individual isomers were in the range of 89-124%. The γ-HBCD isomer was detected in all samples. This isomer also had the largest percentage in comparison with the other isomers, except in salmon, in which the α-HBCD isomer was more abundant. The highest level of total HBCD was measured in mackerel (650 ± 195 pg g −1 fresh weight). Cluster analysis allowed the differentiation of groups of objects and the display of objects based on the degree of integration within the same group. Spearman's rank correlation indicated no statistically significant difference between the levels of HBCD and the fat content in the fish samples.

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Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in the northwest Atlantic marine food web

Cited by 99 publications

References 49 publications

Occurrence of anthropogenic and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises

Occurrence of anthropogenic and naturally-produced organohalogenated compounds in tissues of Black Sea harbour porpoises

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Level of hexabromocyclododecane isomers in the tissue of selected commonly consumed fish in Central European countries

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