Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 176, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113427
Keywords
PBDEs; Deep-sea; Sharks; Fish; Pacific Ocean
Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI [19H04262]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19H04262] Funding Source: KAKEN
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This study investigated the prevalence of PBDEs in deep-sea sharks and found widespread contamination of these pollutants in the deep-sea environment. The levels of PBDEs in different species of deep-sea sharks were influenced by their feeding preferences, with higher levels seen in species with higher trophic positions.
Few studies have investigated the prevalence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in deep-sea sharks. In this study, the levels and profiles of PBDEs were determined in liver samples of eight different species of deep-sea sharks collected in Suruga Bay, Japan. Widespread contamination of PBDEs in the deep-sea environment was reconfirmed in this study as these persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were detected in all specimens analyzed. Mean sigma PBDE levels in the deep-sea sharks ranged from 7 to 517 ng/g of lipid weight. The distribution patterns of BDE homologues were similar in all species where tetra-BDEs provided the dominant contribution to total PBDEs (46%). PBDEs levels were similar to, or higher than, those seen in other deep-sea sharks from different regions. The levels of PBDEs were likely to reflect their feeding preferences as higher PBDE levels were seen in species with higher trophic positions.
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