PMID- 20299073
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100629
LR  - 20161125
IS  - 1879-1298 (Electronic)
IS  - 0045-6535 (Linking)
VI  - 79
IP  - 7
DP  - 2010 Apr
TI  - Concentrations and accumulation features of PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs in 
      cetaceans from Korean coastal waters.
PG  - 733-9
LID - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.043 [doi]
AB  - Despite several studies that report accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls 
      (PCBs) and DDT in marine mammals worldwide, very few have examined 
      polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like 
      PCBs. In particular, no earlier studies have reported concentrations and 
      accumulation profiles of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine mammals 
      from Korea. In this study, concentrations and accumulation features of PCDD/Fs 
      and dioxin-like PCBs were measured in liver and blubber of minke whales and 
      long-beaked common dolphins collected from Korean coastal waters. The 
      concentrations of PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs in blubber were 3-10 times higher 
      than the concentrations measured in liver, but PCDDs were higher in liver than 
      blubber. Total toxic equivalent (TEQ) concentrations in blubber of minke whales 
      and common dolphins from Korean coastal waters were similar to, or higher than 
      those reported for cetaceans and seals from other countries. Homologue and 
      congener profiles of PCDD/Fs were different between livers and blubbers, while 
      the profiles of dioxin-like PCBs were similar between the tissues. Concentrations 
      of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in liver and blubber of dolphins were 
      significantly higher than those measured in whales, due to differences in habitat 
      and diet. The relative contribution of individual chemical groups to total TEQs 
      was different between the two cetacean species, suggesting different exposures 
      and metabolic activity. The TEQ levels in minke whales did not exceed the 
      threshold level suggested for immunomodulation, while TEQs in all dolphin samples 
      exceeded the suggested threshold level, implying potential adverse health effects 
      from exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs.
CI  - 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Moon, Hyo-Bang
AU  - Moon HB
AD  - Department of Environmental Marine Sciences, College of Science and Technology, 
      Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea. hbmoon@hanyang.ac.kr
FAU - Kannan, Kurunthachalam
AU  - Kannan K
FAU - Choi, Hee-Gu
AU  - Choi HG
FAU - An, Yong-Rock
AU  - An YR
FAU - Choi, Seok-Gwan
AU  - Choi SG
FAU - Park, Jung-Youn
AU  - Park JY
FAU - Kim, Zang-Geun
AU  - Kim ZG
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20100317
PL  - England
TA  - Chemosphere
JT  - Chemosphere
JID - 0320657
RN  - 0 (Benzofurans)
RN  - 0 (Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Benzofurans/analysis/*chemistry
MH  - Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated
MH  - Dolphins/metabolism
MH  - Liver/chemistry
MH  - Minke Whale/metabolism
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis/*chemistry
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*analogs & derivatives/analysis/chemistry
MH  - Republic of Korea
MH  - Seawater/*chemistry
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis/*chemistry
EDAT- 2010/03/20 06:00
MHDA- 2010/06/30 06:00
CRDT- 2010/03/20 06:00
PHST- 2009/11/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/02/11 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2010/02/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/03/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/03/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/06/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0045-6535(10)00222-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.043 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Chemosphere. 2010 Apr;79(7):733-9. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.043. Epub 
      2010 Mar 17.