Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of classical flame retardants, related halogenated natural compounds and alternative flame retardants in three delphinids from Southern European waters
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2016-07-18T07:21:34Z
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2016-07-18T07:21:34Z
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2015-04-11
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0269-7491
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Occurrence and behaviour of classical (PBDEs) and alternative (HNs, HBB, PBEB, DBDPE and HBCD) flame retardants, together with naturally produced MeO-PBDEs, were studied in short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) in two sampling locations from Southern European waters. PBDEs, Dec 602, Dec 603, DP, α-HBCD and two MeO-PBDEs were detected in all three species. ∑PBDEs were between 17 and 2680 ng/g lw; ∑HNs were between 1.1 and 59 ng/g lw; α-HBCD levels ranged between 3.2 and 641 ng/g lw; ∑MeO-PBDEs were between 34 and 1966 ng/g lw. Bottlenose dolphins were the most contaminated species and some individuals could present health risk for endocrine disruption since levels found were above the reported threshold (1500 ng/g lw). Stable isotope analysis was used to evaluate the biomagnification capacity of these compounds. PBDEs, MeO-PBDEs and Dec 602 showed a significant positive correlation with trophic position
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This work has been financially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the project SCARCE (Consolider Ingenio 2010 CSD2009-00065), by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Consolidated Research Groups 2014 SGR 418eWater and Soil Quality Unit), by Loro Parque Foundation (Project Flame), CEPSA, EcoCet Project (CGL2011-25543), and by Research National Plan from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
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Elsevier
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Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.03.041
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© Environmental Pollution, 2015, vol. 203, p. 107-115
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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of classical flame retardants, related halogenated natural compounds and alternative flame retardants in three delphinids from Southern European waters
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