Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 64, Issue 10, Pages 2211-2218Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.049
Keywords
Asia-Pacific mussel watch; Emerging pollutant; Synthetic musk; Benzotriazole UV stabilizers; Concentrations and distribution
Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [20510067, 20221003]
- Global Environmental Research Fund of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan [RF-094]
- Global COE Program
- Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20221003, 23510080, 20510067] Funding Source: KAKEN
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We analyzed 68 green and blue mussels collected from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and the USA during 2003 and 2007, to elucidate the occurrence and widespread distributions of emerging pollutants, synthetic musks and benzotriazole UV stabilizers (BUVSs) in Asia-Pacific coastal waters. Synthetic musks and BUVSs were detected in mussels from all countries, suggesting their ubiquitous contamination and widespread distribution. High concentrations of musks and BUVSs were detected in mussels from Japan and Korea, where the levels were comparable or greater than those of PCBs, DDTs and PBDEs. Significant correlations were found between the concentrations of HHCB and AHTN, and also between the concentrations of UV-327 and UV-328, which suggest similar sources and compositions of these compounds in commercial and industrial products. To our knowledge, this is the first study of large-scale monitoring of synthetic musks and BUVSs in Asia-Pacific coastal waters. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved,
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