PMID- 25478728
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150916
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 1
DP  - 2015 Jan 6
TI  - An Antarctic research station as a source of brominated and perfluorinated 
      persistent organic pollutants to the local environment.
PG  - 103-12
LID - 10.1021/es5048232 [doi]
AB  - This study investigated the role of a permanently manned Australian Antarctic 
      research station (Casey Station) as a source of contemporary persistent organic 
      pollutants (POPs) to the local environment. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers 
      (PBDEs) and poly- and perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) were found in indoor 
      dust and treated wastewater effluent of the station. PBDE (e.g., BDE-209 26-820 
      ng g(-1) dry weight (dw)) and PFAS levels (e.g., PFOS 3.8-2400 ng g(-1) (dw)) in 
      dust were consistent with those previously reported in homes and offices from 
      Australia, reflecting consumer products and materials of the host nation. The 
      levels of PBDEs and PFASs in wastewater (e.g., BDE-209 71-400 ng L(-1)) were in 
      the upper range of concentrations reported for secondary treatment plants in 
      other parts of the world. The chemical profiles of some PFAS samples were, 
      however, different from domestic profiles. Dispersal of chemicals into the 
      immediate marine and terrestrial environments was investigated by analysis of 
      abiotic and biotic matrices. Analytes showed decreasing concentrations with 
      increasing distance from the station. This study provides the first evidence of 
      PFAS input to Polar regions via local research stations and demonstrates the 
      introduction of POPs recently listed under the Stockholm Convention into the 
      Antarctic environment through local human activities.
FAU - Wild, Seanan
AU  - Wild S
AD  - Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith School of Environment, 
      Griffith University , 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.
FAU - McLagan, David
AU  - McLagan D
FAU - Schlabach, Martin
AU  - Schlabach M
FAU - Bossi, Rossana
AU  - Bossi R
FAU - Hawker, Darryl
AU  - Hawker D
FAU - Cropp, Roger
AU  - Cropp R
FAU - King, Catherine K
AU  - King CK
FAU - Stark, Jonathan S
AU  - Stark JS
FAU - Mondon, Julie
AU  - Mondon J
FAU - Nash, Susan Bengtson
AU  - Nash SB
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20141216
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Dust)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Hazardous Substances)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated)
RN  - 0 (Soil Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Waste Water)
RN  - N80BQ29A0H (decabromobiphenyl ether)
SB  - IM
MH  - Amphipoda/chemistry
MH  - Animals
MH  - Antarctic Regions
MH  - Bryophyta/chemistry
MH  - Dust/analysis
MH  - Environment
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Geologic Sediments/analysis
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/*analysis
MH  - Halogenation
MH  - Hazardous Substances/*analysis
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated/*analysis
MH  - Lichens/chemistry
MH  - Perciformes
MH  - Phytoplankton/chemistry
MH  - Research
MH  - Soil Pollutants/analysis
MH  - Wastewater/analysis
EDAT- 2014/12/06 06:00
MHDA- 2015/09/17 06:00
CRDT- 2014/12/06 06:00
PHST- 2014/12/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/12/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/09/17 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/es5048232 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Jan 6;49(1):103-12. doi: 10.1021/es5048232. Epub 2014 
      Dec 16.