Occurrence and tissue-specific partitioning of alternative brominated flame retardants in northwest Atlantic harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina vitulina)

Alternative and legacy flame retardants in marine mammals from three northern ocean regions

“…Studies of tissue partitioning for the alternative brominated flame retardants, particularly between liver and blubber of marine mammals, are very rare. Berger et al (2023) found concentrations of some alternative BFRs including β-and γ-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), TBB, and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) were higher in liver than blubber of harbor seal pups. Andvik et al (2021) measured concentrations of a suite of legacy and emerging contaminants, including HBBZ, in blubber and muscle tissues of killer whales from Norway.…”