PMID- 27100560
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170607
LR  - 20180404
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 50
IP  - 10
DP  - 2016 May 17
TI  - Styrofoam Debris as a Source of Hazardous Additives for Marine Organisms.
PG  - 4951-60
LID - 10.1021/acs.est.5b05485 [doi]
AB  - There is growing concern over plastic debris and their fragments as a carrier for 
      hazardous substances in marine ecosystem. The present study was conducted to 
      provide field evidence for the transfer of plastic-associated chemicals to marine 
      organisms. Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), brominated flame retardants, were 
      recently detected in expanded polystyrene (styrofoam) marine debris. We 
      hypothesized that if styrofoam debris acts as a source of the additives in the 
      marine environment, organisms inhabiting such debris might be directly influenced 
      by them. Here we investigated the characteristics of HBCD accumulation by mussels 
      inhabiting styrofoam. For comparison, mussels inhabiting different substrates, 
      such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE), metal, and rock, were also studied. The 
      high HBCD levels up to 5160 ng/g lipid weight and the gamma-HBCD dominated isomeric 
      profiles in mussels inhabiting styrofoam strongly supports the transfer of HBCDs 
      from styrofoam substrate to mussels. Furthermore, microsized styrofoam particles 
      were identified inside mussels, probably originating from their substrates.
FAU - Jang, Mi
AU  - Jang M
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 
      , Jangmok-myon 391, Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-320, South Korea.
FAU - Shim, Won Joon
AU  - Shim WJ
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 
      , Jangmok-myon 391, Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-320, South Korea.
FAU - Han, Gi Myung
AU  - Han GM
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 
      , Jangmok-myon 391, Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Rani, Manviri
AU  - Rani M
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 
      , Jangmok-myon 391, Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Song, Young Kyoung
AU  - Song YK
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 
      , Jangmok-myon 391, Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-320, South Korea.
FAU - Hong, Sang Hee
AU  - Hong SH
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology 
      , Jangmok-myon 391, Geoje 656-834, Republic of Korea.
AD  - Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-320, South Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20160506
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Flame Retardants)
RN  - 0 (Waste Products)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Aquatic Organisms
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Flame Retardants
MH  - Polyethylene
MH  - Waste Products
EDAT- 2016/04/22 06:00
MHDA- 2017/06/08 06:00
CRDT- 2016/04/22 06:00
PHST- 2016/04/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/04/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/06/08 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/acs.est.5b05485 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2016 May 17;50(10):4951-60. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05485. 
      Epub 2016 May 6.