PMID- 29459333
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180615
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1873-6424 (Electronic)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 236
DP  - 2018 May
TI  - Contamination status by persistent organic pollutants of the Atlantic spotted 
      dolphin (Stenella frontalis) at the metapopulation level.
PG  - 785-794
LID - S0269-7491(17)31276-9 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.009 [doi]
AB  - The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is an endemic species of the 
      tropical-temperate Atlantic Ocean with widespread distribution. Although this 
      species has been the subject of a large number of studies throughout its range, 
      it remains in the "data deficient" category of the International Union for 
      Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Chemical pollution by persistent organic 
      pollutants (POPs) has been listed as one of the major threats to this species, 
      however, there is no information on a wide scale. Thus, the aim of the present 
      study was to investigate the contamination status of spotted dolphins on the 
      metapopulation level as well as determine spatial and temporal variations in POP 
      concentrations and bio-accumulation. A total of 115 blubber samples collected 
      from a large part of the Atlantic basin were analysed for PCBs, DDTs, PBDEs, 
      chlordanes, HCB and mirex. Although PCBs and DDTs were the predominant compounds 
      in all areas, inter-location differences in POP concentrations were observed. 
      Dolphins found at Sao Paulo, southeastern coast of Brazil, had the highest PCB 
      concentrations (median: 10.5 mug/g lw) and Canary Islands dolphins had the highest 
      DDT concentrations (median: 5.13 mug/g lw). Differences in PCB patterns among 
      locations were also observed. Dolphins from the Azores and Sao Paulo demonstrated 
      a similar pattern, with relatively highly contributions of tetra- (6.8 and 5.2%, 
      respectively) and penta-CBs (25.6 and 23.8%, respectively) and lower 
      contributions of hepta-CBs (20.8 and 23.5%, respectively) in comparison to other 
      areas. Moreover, the sex of the animals and the year in which sampling or capture 
      occurred exerted an important influence on the majority of the POPs analysed. 
      Comparisons with toxicity thresholds available in the literature reveal that the 
      Sao Paulo and Canary Island dolphins are the most vulnerable populations and 
      should be considered in future conservation and management programs for the 
      Atlantic spotted dolphin.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Mendez-Fernandez, Paula
AU  - Mendez-Fernandez P
AD  - Laboratorio de Quimica Organica Marinha, Instituto Oceanografico, Universidade de 
      Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil. Electronic address: 
      paula.mendez_fernandez@univ-lr.fr.
FAU - Taniguchi, Satie
AU  - Taniguchi S
AD  - Laboratorio de Quimica Organica Marinha, Instituto Oceanografico, Universidade de 
      Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil.
FAU - Santos, Marcos C O
AU  - Santos MCO
AD  - Laboratorio de Biologia da Conservacao de Mamiferos Aquaticos, Instituto 
      Oceanografico, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil.
FAU - Cascao, Irma
AU  - Cascao I
AD  - Department of Oceanography and Fisheries & Okeanos Centre, University of the 
      Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Portugal; Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE) 
      & Institute of Marine Research (IMAR), University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, 
      Portugal.
FAU - Querouil, Sophie
AU  - Querouil S
AD  - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (ISE-M), IRD-UMR226, 
      Universite de Montpellier, CCO65, Place Eugene Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 
      5, France.
FAU - Martin, Vidal
AU  - Martin V
AD  - Sociedad para el Estudio de Cetaceos del Archipielago Canario (SECAC), Casa de 
      los Arroyo, Avda. Coll n.6, 35500 Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain.
FAU - Tejedor, Marisa
AU  - Tejedor M
AD  - Sociedad para el Estudio de Cetaceos del Archipielago Canario (SECAC), Casa de 
      los Arroyo, Avda. Coll n.6, 35500 Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain.
FAU - Carrillo, Manuel
AU  - Carrillo M
AD  - Tenerife Conservacion, C/Maya No. 8, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
FAU - Rinaldi, Carolina
AU  - Rinaldi C
AD  - Association Evasion Tropicale, 1 Rue des Paletuviers, Pigeon Bouillante, 97125, 
      Guadeloupe, France.
FAU - Rinaldi, Renato
AU  - Rinaldi R
AD  - Association Evasion Tropicale, 1 Rue des Paletuviers, Pigeon Bouillante, 97125, 
      Guadeloupe, France.
FAU - Montone, Rosalinda C
AU  - Montone RC
AD  - Laboratorio de Quimica Organica Marinha, Instituto Oceanografico, Universidade de 
      Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - 12789-03-6 (Chlordan)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Atlantic Ocean
MH  - Azores
MH  - Brazil
MH  - Chlordan/analysis/metabolism
MH  - Dolphins
MH  - *Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/analysis/metabolism
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/analysis/metabolism
MH  - Spain
MH  - Stenella/*metabolism
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis/*metabolism
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Atlantic ocean
OT  - Bioaccumulation
OT  - Contamination assessment
OT  - Persistent organic pollutants
OT  - Stenella frontalis
EDAT- 2018/02/21 06:00
MHDA- 2018/06/16 06:00
CRDT- 2018/02/21 06:00
PHST- 2017/03/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/01/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/02/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/02/21 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/06/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/02/21 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0269-7491(17)31276-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.009 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2018 May;236:785-794. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.009.