PMID- 31950826
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200316
LR  - 20200320
IS  - 1520-5851 (Electronic)
IS  - 0013-936X (Print)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 54
IP  - 5
DP  - 2020 Mar 3
TI  - Legacy and Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants in Antarctic Benthic 
      Invertebrates near Rothera Point, Western Antarctic Peninsula.
PG  - 2763-2771
LID - 10.1021/acs.est.9b06622 [doi]
AB  - Pollutant levels in polar regions are gaining progressively more attention from 
      the scientific community. This is especially so for pollutants that persist in 
      the environment and can reach polar latitudes via a wide range of routes, such as 
      some persistent organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, samples of Antarctic 
      marine benthic organisms were analyzed for legacy and emerging POPs 
      (polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and 
      organochlorine pesticides) to comprehensively assess their current POP 
      concentrations and infer the potential sources of the pollutants. Specimens of 
      five benthic invertebrate species were collected at two distinct locations near 
      Rothera research station on the Antarctic Peninsula (67 degrees 35'8 ̋ S and 68 degrees 7'59 ̋ 
      W). Any impact of the nearby Rothera station as a local source of pollution 
      appeared to be negligible. The most abundant chemicals detected were 
      hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and BDE-209. The highest concentrations detected were in 
      limpets and sea urchins, followed by sea stars, ascidians, and sea cucumbers. The 
      relative congener patterns of PCBs and PBDEs were similar in all of the species. 
      Some chemicals (e.g., heptachlor, oxychlordane, and mirex) were detected in the 
      Antarctic invertebrates for the first time. Statistical analyses revealed that 
      the distribution of the POPs was not only driven by the feeding traits of the 
      species but also by the physicochemical properties of the specific compounds.
FAU - Krasnobaev, Artem
AU  - Krasnobaev A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7843-0292
AD  - Sub-Department of Toxicology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8000, NL 6700 EA 
      Wageningen, the Netherlands.
FAU - Ten Dam, Guillaume
AU  - Ten Dam G
AD  - Wageningen Research, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), PO Box 230, NL 6700 
      AE Wageningen, the Netherlands.
AD  - DSP-systems, Food Valley BTA12, Darwinstraat 7a, 6718 XR Ede, the Netherlands.
FAU - Boerrigter-Eenling, Rita
AU  - Boerrigter-Eenling R
AD  - Wageningen Research, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), PO Box 230, NL 6700 
      AE Wageningen, the Netherlands.
FAU - Peng, Fang
AU  - Peng F
AD  - Luxembourg Institute of Health, Rue Thomas Edison 1A-B, 1445 Strassen, 
      Luxembourg.
FAU - van Leeuwen, Stefan P J
AU  - van Leeuwen SPJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4847-0768
AD  - Wageningen Research, Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), PO Box 230, NL 6700 
      AE Wageningen, the Netherlands.
FAU - Morley, Simon A
AU  - Morley SA
AD  - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge 
      CB3 0ET, United Kingdom.
FAU - Peck, Lloyd S
AU  - Peck LS
AD  - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge 
      CB3 0ET, United Kingdom.
FAU - van den Brink, Nico W
AU  - van den Brink NW
AD  - Sub-Department of Toxicology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8000, NL 6700 EA 
      Wageningen, the Netherlands.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20200214
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
EIN - Environ Sci Technol. 2020 Jun 2;54(11):7023. PMID: 32432854
MH  - Animals
MH  - Antarctic Regions
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - *Environmental Pollutants
MH  - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
MH  - *Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated
MH  - Invertebrates
MH  - *Polychlorinated Biphenyls
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical
PMC - PMC7057541
COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest.
EDAT- 2020/01/18 06:00
MHDA- 2020/03/17 06:00
PMCR- 2020/03/05
CRDT- 2020/01/18 06:00
PHST- 2020/01/18 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/03/17 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/01/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/03/05 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1021/acs.est.9b06622 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2020 Mar 3;54(5):2763-2771. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06622. 
      Epub 2020 Feb 14.