PMID- 35817107
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220908
LR  - 20220908
IS  - 1879-1026 (Electronic)
IS  - 0048-9697 (Linking)
VI  - 845
DP  - 2022 Nov 1
TI  - Spatial distribution and temporal trends of classical and emerging persistent 
      organic pollutants (POPs) in black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris) eggs from 
      Korea.
PG  - 157244
LID - S0048-9697(22)04342-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157244 [doi]
AB  - This study monitored the spatiotemporal trends of persistent organic pollutants 
      (POPs) contamination along the Korean coasts using eggs of the black-tailed gull, 
      a resident bird that occupies a high trophic position in the marine food web. 
      Black-tailed gull eggs were collected from three breeding islands located in the 
      western (Seoman-do), southern (Hong-do), and eastern (Dok-do) seas of Korea 
      during 2015-2019, and egg contents were analyzed for classical and emerging POPs. 
      Among the target analytes, levels of emerging POPs such as brominated flame 
      retardants (BFRs) and perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) were significantly higher in 
      eggs from Seoman-do than other islands. Global positioning system tracking data 
      show that seagulls from Seoman-do traveled frequently to two neighboring major 
      cities (Incheon and Seoul), indicating that the accumulation of BFRs and PFAAs in 
      bird eggs is directly affected by the pollution characteristics of urban areas. 
      Overall, the ratios of PFAA and BFR to the total POPs in eggs from the islands 
      increased over time, while the proportion of classical POPs decreased. A shift 
      from classical POPs to BFRs and PFAAs in seagull eggs was identified. 
      Interestingly, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which exhibits limited 
      bioaccumulation, was detected at higher levels in eggs from Seoman-do, indicating 
      widespread use of PFOA and maternal transfer to seabird eggs. Continuous 
      monitoring of PFAAs in marine environments of Korea is needed. This study 
      demonstrates that monitoring of seabird eggs is effective for detecting spatial 
      and temporal trends of POPs in the marine environment, and provides insights into 
      emerging POPs such as PFAAs.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Jang, Mi
AU  - Jang M
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 
      Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Shim, Won Joon
AU  - Shim WJ
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 
      Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea; Ocean Science, University of Science and 
      Technology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Han, Gi Myung
AU  - Han GM
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 
      Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Ha, Sung Yong
AU  - Ha SY
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 
      Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Cho, Youna
AU  - Cho Y
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 
      Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea; Ocean Science, University of Science and 
      Technology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Kim, Miran
AU  - Kim M
AD  - Seabirds Lab. of Korea, Wonju 26353, Republic of Korea.
FAU - Hong, Sang Hee
AU  - Hong SH
AD  - Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 
      Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea; Ocean Science, University of Science and 
      Technology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: 
      shhong@kiost.ac.kr.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220709
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Sci Total Environ
JT  - The Science of the total environment
JID - 0330500
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Flame Retardants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Birds
MH  - *Charadriiformes
MH  - Eggs/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - *Environmental Pollutants/analysis
MH  - *Flame Retardants
MH  - Persistent Organic Pollutants
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Biomonitoring
OT  - Egg
OT  - Persistent organic pollutants
OT  - Seagull
OT  - Temporal change
COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known 
      competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared 
      to influence the work reported in this paper.
EDAT- 2022/07/12 06:00
MHDA- 2022/09/09 06:00
CRDT- 2022/07/11 19:23
PHST- 2022/03/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/06/24 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/07/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/07/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/09/09 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/07/11 19:23 [entrez]
AID - S0048-9697(22)04342-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157244 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sci Total Environ. 2022 Nov 1;845:157244. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157244. 
      Epub 2022 Jul 9.