Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine fish and blue mussels from southern Greenland

Selection of Bioindicators of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Organochlorine Pesticides in Mollusks in the Chinese Bohai Sea

“…In abiotic matrixes such as air and sediment, the concentration of BDE99 is often much higher than BDE100, with their ratio close to 84:16, as in the technical penta mixture. In fish and marine mammals, the opposite is often found, with a 30:70 ratio (23,24). In the present study, the median of this ratio is about 70:30 in all mollusks except Sca.…”

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorobiphenyls in Fish from the Ionian Sea (Western Mediterranean)

“…In bluefin tuna muscle, the abundance followed the pattern BDE47 > BDE100 > BDE49 > BDE-154. This profile has been described in many aquatic spe- cies by several authors [27][28][29]. PBDE47 is the congener most used in penta-brominated commercial mixtures, which have been banned in Europe since 15 August 2004.…”

“…PBDE47 is the congener most used in penta-brominated commercial mixtures, which have been banned in Europe since 15 August 2004. Previous uses, debromination processes [28], or long-range transport [30] from countries where pentabrominated mixtures are still in use may be responsible for this pattern. The predominante of BDE47 may also be due to preferential elimination or metabolic degradation of BDE99 [30], following the debromination pattern [27].…”

Growth Inhibition and Altered Gene Transcript Levels in Earthworms (Eisenia fetida) Exposed to 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether

“…2,2 0 ,4,4 0 -Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) is one of the most prevalent congeners of PBDEs and a ubiquitous pollutant found in many media such as water, air, soil, serum, milk, fish, and harbor seal blubber (Christensen et al 2002;She et al 2002;Jaward et al 2004;Bi et al 2006;Inoue et al 2006;Duan et al 2010).…”