Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 77, Issue 1-2, Pages 82-89Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.027
Keywords
Polar ecosystem; Persistent organic pollutants; Echinoderm; Fish; Krill; Seabird
Funding
- European Research Council [ERC StG 203441]
- French Polar Institute [1010, 1124, 1039, 109]
- ANR project POLARTOP [ANR-10-CESA-0016]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-10-CESA-0016] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
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The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) and polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDE) were described in benthic and pelagic species collected off Adelie Land, Antarctica. Strong differences were observed among species, with reduced PeCB and HCB levels in benthic species, and elevated PCB levels in the Antarctic yellowbelly rockcod, the Antarctic sea urchin and the snow petrel. Lower-chlorinated congeners were predominant in krill; penta-PCBs in benthic organisms; hexa- and hepta-PCBs in seabirds and cryopelagic fish. This segregation may result from sedimentation process, specific accumulation and excretion, and/or biotransformation processes. The presence of PBDEs in Antarctic coastal organisms may originate from atmospheric transport and partly from a contamination by local sources. Although POP levels in Antarctic marine organisms were substantially lower than in Arctic and temperate organisms, very little is known about their toxic effects on these cold-adapted species, with high degree of endemism. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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