Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator

To elucidate the global distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), these chemicals were determined in the muscle of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from offshore waters of various regions in the world (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, and Brazil, and the J...

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Main Authors: Ueno, Daisuke, Kajiwara, Natsuko, Tanaka, Hiroyuki, Subramanian, Annamalai, Fillmann, Gilberto, Lam, Paul K.S., Zheng, Gene J., Muchitar, Muswerry, Razak, Hamidah, Prudente, Maricar, Chung, Kyu Hyuck, Tanabe, Shinsuke
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-46032021-06-08T07:48:03Z Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator Ueno, Daisuke Kajiwara, Natsuko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Subramanian, Annamalai Fillmann, Gilberto Lam, Paul K.S. Zheng, Gene J. Muchitar, Muswerry Razak, Hamidah Prudente, Maricar Chung, Kyu Hyuck Tanabe, Shinsuke To elucidate the global distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), these chemicals were determined in the muscle of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from offshore waters of various regions in the world (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, and Brazil, and the Japan Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and North Pacific Ocean). PBDEs were detected in almost all the skipjack tuna collected from the locations surveyed (from <0.1 to 53 ng/g of lipid), indicating widespread contamination by these compounds in the marine environment. Residue levels of PBDEs in these samples from the northern hemisphere seem to be higher than those from the southern hemisphere, which is plausibly due to larger usage of these compounds in the northern hemisphere. Higher concentrations of PBDEs were detected in the samples from waters around the East China Sea (up to 53 ng/g of lipid). Developing countries around the East China Sea are supposedly the "hot spots" releasing these chemicals into the marine environment. With regard to the composition of PBDE congeners, the percentage contribution by lower brominated congeners (BDE15, -28, and -47) showed an increasing trend with increasing latitude. On the other hand, higher brominated congeners (BDE153, -154, and -183) showed a reverse trend. These patterns suggest that lower brominated congeners of PBDEs (di-, tri-, and tetra-BDEs) were preferentially transported from pollution sources to northern colder regions through the atmosphere. PBDEs may have a high potency to cause global pollution like PCBs. 2004-04-15T07:00:00Z text text/html https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3601 info:doi/10.1021/es035323k https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4603/type/native/viewcontent/es035323k.html Faculty Research Work Animo Repository
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description To elucidate the global distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), these chemicals were determined in the muscle of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) collected from offshore waters of various regions in the world (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, and Brazil, and the Japan Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and North Pacific Ocean). PBDEs were detected in almost all the skipjack tuna collected from the locations surveyed (from <0.1 to 53 ng/g of lipid), indicating widespread contamination by these compounds in the marine environment. Residue levels of PBDEs in these samples from the northern hemisphere seem to be higher than those from the southern hemisphere, which is plausibly due to larger usage of these compounds in the northern hemisphere. Higher concentrations of PBDEs were detected in the samples from waters around the East China Sea (up to 53 ng/g of lipid). Developing countries around the East China Sea are supposedly the "hot spots" releasing these chemicals into the marine environment. With regard to the composition of PBDE congeners, the percentage contribution by lower brominated congeners (BDE15, -28, and -47) showed an increasing trend with increasing latitude. On the other hand, higher brominated congeners (BDE153, -154, and -183) showed a reverse trend. These patterns suggest that lower brominated congeners of PBDEs (di-, tri-, and tetra-BDEs) were preferentially transported from pollution sources to northern colder regions through the atmosphere. PBDEs may have a high potency to cause global pollution like PCBs.
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author Ueno, Daisuke
Kajiwara, Natsuko
Tanaka, Hiroyuki
Subramanian, Annamalai
Fillmann, Gilberto
Lam, Paul K.S.
Zheng, Gene J.
Muchitar, Muswerry
Razak, Hamidah
Prudente, Maricar
Chung, Kyu Hyuck
Tanabe, Shinsuke
spellingShingle Ueno, Daisuke
Kajiwara, Natsuko
Tanaka, Hiroyuki
Subramanian, Annamalai
Fillmann, Gilberto
Lam, Paul K.S.
Zheng, Gene J.
Muchitar, Muswerry
Razak, Hamidah
Prudente, Maricar
Chung, Kyu Hyuck
Tanabe, Shinsuke
Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator
author_facet Ueno, Daisuke
Kajiwara, Natsuko
Tanaka, Hiroyuki
Subramanian, Annamalai
Fillmann, Gilberto
Lam, Paul K.S.
Zheng, Gene J.
Muchitar, Muswerry
Razak, Hamidah
Prudente, Maricar
Chung, Kyu Hyuck
Tanabe, Shinsuke
author_sort Ueno, Daisuke
title Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator
title_short Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator
title_full Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator
title_fullStr Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator
title_full_unstemmed Global Pollution Monitoring of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Using Skipjack Tuna as a Bioindicator
title_sort global pollution monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2004
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3601
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