Brominated diphenyl ethers in the blubber of twelve species of marine mammals stranded in the UK

Blubber samples from 12 species of marine mammals stranded along the UK coast between 1992 and 2002 were analyzed for concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The species included: bottlenose dolphin, Sowerby's beaked whale, killer whale, pygmy sperm whale, hooded seal, Cuvier&...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2005-03, Vol.50 (3), p.356-359
Main Authors: Law, Robin J., Allchin, Colin R., Mead, Lissaa K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - chemistry
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Cetacea
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Environmental Monitoring
Ethers - analysis
Ethers - pharmacokinetics
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Male
Mammalia
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
Mortality
Polybrominated Biphenyls - analysis
Polybrominated Biphenyls - pharmacokinetics
United Kingdom
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Summary:Blubber samples from 12 species of marine mammals stranded along the UK coast between 1992 and 2002 were analyzed for concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The species included: bottlenose dolphin, Sowerby's beaked whale, killer whale, pygmy sperm whale, hooded seal, Cuvier's beaked whale, fin whale, Sei whale, minke whale, northern bottlenose whale, humpback whale, and Risso's dolphin. The highest total BDE concentration, at 16.2 mg/kg, was measured in one of the five killer whales, but concentrations in the other killer whales only ranged 0.49 2.0 mg/kg. In bottlenose dolphins, concentrations ranged 0.85 11.6 mg/kg, while all other species showed lower concentrations. The major congeners in all specimens were BDE47, BDE99, and BDE100.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.01.014