PMID- 19501371
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091019
LR  - 20190308
IS  - 1879-3363 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-326X (Linking)
VI  - 58
IP  - 8
DP  - 2009 Aug
TI  - Persistent organochlorine pollutants in Korean offshore waters: squid (Todarodes 
      pacificus) as a biomonitor.
PG  - 1238-1244
LID - S0025-326X(09)00188-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.002 [doi]
AB  - Persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls 
      (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane and its metabolites (DDTs), chlordane 
      compounds (CHLs), and hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) were determined in Japanese 
      common squid collected from the offshore waters of Korea. Liver accumulated 
      higher levels of contaminants than mantle. The sums of DDTs, PCBs, CHLs and HCHs 
      in liver were in the ranges of 164-4430 ng g(-1), 95-1030 ng g(-1), 15-121 ng 
      g(-1), and 13-98 ng g(-1) on a lipid weight basis, respectively. Among the POPs, 
      DDTs showed distinct regional difference in concentration levels and composition 
      between the western and eastern offshore of Korea. One of the highest 
      concentrations of DDTs so far recorded in the western offshore of Korea, that is 
      Yellow Sea. This implies ongoing fresh input of technical DDT to this regional 
      sea. HCHs were relatively high in the Yellow Sea as well, with an enhanced signal 
      of gamma-HCH indicating recent input of lindane. In contrast, CHLs showed higher 
      level in the eastern offshore of Korea, that is East Sea, but PCBs showed an even 
      distribution in both regions. Squid could be a useful bio-indicator for 
      monitoring offshore water contamination by POPs.
FAU - Won, Jong Ho
AU  - Won JH
AD  - Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, Marine Industry Institute, 
      Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 650-160, South Korea; Oil & POPs 
      Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and 
      Development Institute, 391 Jangmok-myon, Geoje 656-834, South Korea.
FAU - Hong, Sang Hee
AU  - Hong SH
AD  - Oil & POPs Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and 
      Development Institute, 391 Jangmok-myon, Geoje 656-834, South Korea. Electronic 
      address: shhong@kordi.re.kr.
FAU - Shim, Won Joon
AU  - Shim WJ
AD  - Oil & POPs Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and 
      Development Institute, 391 Jangmok-myon, Geoje 656-834, South Korea.
FAU - Yim, Un Hyuk
AU  - Yim UH
AD  - Oil & POPs Research Group, South Sea Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and 
      Development Institute, 391 Jangmok-myon, Geoje 656-834, South Korea.
FAU - Kim, Gi Beum
AU  - Kim GB
AD  - Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, Marine Industry Institute, 
      Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong 650-160, South Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20090605
PL  - England
TA  - Mar Pollut Bull
JT  - Marine pollution bulletin
JID - 0260231
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Decapodiformes/*physiology
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/*analysis
MH  - Korea
MH  - Liver/*chemistry
MH  - Pacific Ocean
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis
EDAT- 2009/06/09 09:00
MHDA- 2009/10/20 06:00
CRDT- 2009/06/09 09:00
PHST- 2009/02/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/05/08 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2009/05/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/06/09 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/06/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/10/20 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0025-326X(09)00188-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mar Pollut Bull. 2009 Aug;58(8):1238-1244. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.002. 
      Epub 2009 Jun 5.