PMID- 25287221 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150626 LR - 20181202 IS - 1879-3363 (Electronic) IS - 0025-326X (Linking) VI - 88 IP - 1-2 DP - 2014 Nov 15 TI - Halogenated persistent organic pollutants in relation to trophic level in deep sea fish. PG - 14-27 LID - S0025-326X(14)00643-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.034 [doi] AB - The bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in deep sea fish from the Rockall fishing area was investigated. Predator and prey species were analysed for stable isotopes, fatty acids, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). delta(15)N indicated that black scabbard was at the highest trophic level and the prey the lowest. The fatty acid signatures indicated that black scabbard and black dogfish fed at a higher trophic level compared to the roundnose grenadier. PCBs and PBDEs were detected in the liver of all three predator species. PCB concentrations were significantly higher in the roundnose grenadier, possibly due to their longer life span. PCB concentrations were compared to OSPAR assessment criteria, concentrations were above background but below Environmental Assessment Criteria for all but one congener. PCB concentrations were below food safety levels in the flesh, but exceeded the limit for liver in the roundnose grenadier and black dogfish. CI - Crown Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Webster, Lynda AU - Webster L AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Lynda.Webster@scotland.gsi.gov.uk. FAU - Russell, Marie AU - Russell M AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Walsham, Pam AU - Walsham P AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Hussy, Ines AU - Hussy I AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Lacaze, Jean-Pierre AU - Lacaze JP AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Phillips, Lesley AU - Phillips L AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Dalgarno, Eric AU - Dalgarno E AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Packer, Gill AU - Packer G AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Neat, Francis AU - Neat F AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. FAU - Moffat, Colin F AU - Moffat CF AD - Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, United Kingdom. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20141003 PL - England TA - Mar Pollut Bull JT - Marine pollution bulletin JID - 0260231 RN - 0 (Carbon Isotopes) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (Nitrogen Isotopes) RN - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Carbon Isotopes/analysis MH - Fatty Acids/analysis MH - *Fishes MH - *Food Chain MH - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/analysis/pharmacokinetics MH - Lipids/analysis MH - Liver MH - Nitrogen Isotopes/analysis MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis/pharmacokinetics MH - Scotland MH - Species Specificity MH - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis/pharmacokinetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Black dogfish OT - Black scabbard OT - Fatty acids OT - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers OT - Polychlorinated biphenyls OT - Roundnose grenadier EDAT- 2014/10/08 06:00 MHDA- 2015/06/27 06:00 CRDT- 2014/10/08 06:00 PHST- 2014/04/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/09/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/09/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/10/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/10/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/06/27 06:00 [medline] AID - S0025-326X(14)00643-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.034 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Nov 15;88(1-2):14-27. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.034. Epub 2014 Oct 3.